Underplayed Gems

Makutano Junction (2006)

Makutano Junction poster
Country
Kenya
Length
14 seasons, 171 episodes
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Kenyan soap opera follows the lives of people in a fictional village and tackles various social issues like corruption, education, and health. It shows how characters deal with problems such as early marriage and HIV/AIDS.

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What happens

Makutano Junction is a Kenyan soap opera that premiered in 2007. It captures different themes that affect the normal African society. The main contemporary issues that are mostly stressed in the drama are corruption, education, early marriages, female genital mutilation and pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, human rights, social justice, values and perceptions, and conflict resolution. The story is set in a fictional village named Makutano and has an ensemble cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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