Tuko Macho

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