[1] They are best known for their work in film and television, including the film Stories of Our Lives[2] and the web series Tuko Macho,[3] and are also involved in fashion, visual arts and music projects.
The collective first became widely known in 2014 when Stories of Our Lives, an anthology of five short films dramatizing true stories of LGBT life in Kenya, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Following the premiere, Nest Collective members Jim Chuchu, George Gachara and Njoki Ngumi opted to reveal their names at the screening and in an interview with Toronto's LGBT newspaper Xtra!.
[6] The charges against Gachara were dropped by March 2015, although the film itself has remained banned in Kenya.
Other members of the collective include Dr. Akati Khasiani, Njeri Gitungo, Kendi Kamwambia, Sunny Dolat, Noel Kasyoka, Mars, Olivia Ambani, Hope Bii and Wakiuru Njuguna.