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Tuko Macho is a Kenyan web series, which premiered in 2016.[1] A dramatization of Kenya's issues with crime and vigilante justice,[2] the series centres on a vigilante gang who kidnap criminals in Nairobi, and asks viewers to vote on their execution or release.[1]

Tuko Macho
Created byJim Chuchu
StarringKelly Gichohi
Ian Thiong’o
Timothy King’oo
Lowry Odhiambo
Paul Ogola
Millicent Ogutu
Njambi Koikai
Ibrahim Muchemi
Country of originKenya
Production
Production locationNairobi
Production companyThe Nest Collective
Release
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseOctober 2016 (2016-10)

The series was created by Jim Chuchu in conjunction with The Nest Collective, a Nairobi-based arts collective previously known for the LGBT-related film Stories of Our Lives. The cast includes Kelly Gichohi, Ian Thiong’o, Timothy King’oo, Lowry Odhiambo, Paul Ogola, Millicent Ogutu, Njambi Koikai and Ibrahim Muchemi.[3]

The dialogue is primarily in Sheng, an urban dialect of Swahili.[3]

The first two episodes of the series had an advance screening in the Primetime program at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]


References


  1. "Kenya's hit web series where viewers vote for vigilante justice". BBC News, September 5, 2016.
  2. "This Gotham City-style web video thriller is set in Kenya and scripted by viewers". Quartz Africa, September 8, 2016.
  3. "‘Tuko Macho’: The Slick Kenyan Crime Series You Need to Be Watching". Okayafrica, August 29, 2016.
  4. "TIFF Primetime programmer sifts peak TV for festival". Toronto Star, September 9, 2016.






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