Tuko Macho

{{Infobox television | image = | creator = Jim Chuchu | director = | starring = Kelly Gichohi Ian Thiong’o Timothy King’oo Lowry Odhiambo Paul Ogola Millicent Ogutu Njambi Koikai Ibrahim Muchemi Joseph Marwa Veronica Waceke | country = Kenya | num_episodes = | location = Nairobi | runtime = | company = The Nest Collective | network = | first_aired = {{start date|2016|10}} | last_aired = }} '''''Tuko Macho''''' is a Kenyan web series, which premiered in 2016.<ref name=bbc>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37255039 "Kenya's hit web series where viewers vote for vigilante justice"]. BBC News, September 5, 2016.</ref> A dramatization of Kenya's issues with crime and vigilante justice,<ref>[http://qz.com/775139/kenyan-web-series-and-crime-thriller-tuko-macho-point-to-the-challenges-and-future-of-filmmaking-in-the-country/ "This Gotham City-style web video thriller is set in Kenya and scripted by viewers"]. ''Quartz Africa'', September 8, 2016.</ref> the series centres on a vigilante gang who kidnap criminals in Nairobi, and asks viewers to vote on their execution or release.<ref name=bbc/>

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.<ref name=okayafrica>[http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/tuko-macho-kenyan-crime-series-watch/ "‘Tuko Macho’: The Slick Kenyan Crime Series You Need to Be Watching"]. ''Okayafrica'', August 29, 2016.</ref>

The dialogue is primarily in Sheng, an urban dialect of Swahili.<ref name=okayafrica/>

The first two episodes of the series had an advance screening in the Primetime program at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2016/09/09/tiff-primetime-programmer-sifts-peak-tv-for-festival.html "TIFF Primetime programmer sifts peak TV for festival"]. ''Toronto Star'', September 9, 2016.</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|5978462}}

Category:Crime drama web series Category:2016 web series debuts Category:Kenyan drama television series