A 6000-packed Sarit Expo bore witness to arguably the biggest film premiere in the region. The Trinity Experience redefined the movie going culture in the country, indeed adoration is an understatement of the feeling wakurugenzi emoted.
Upon arrival, one would have thought they’re in a mega concert in credit to Stage Pass Audio Visual. 
In true Mkurugenzi fashion, Abel Mutua made an entrance to remember, with a convoy of motorbikes, but this couldn’t compare to the vibe brought forth by the Jyuuce Party. A story that took us back to Kenya’s 1990s rap era centred on the legendary rapper K-Rupt. From his early high school days with his buddies as ‘Nanoma’ to working with various local acts such as E-Sir, Big Pin, Nameless, Fizzle Dogg among others.
Abel Mutua’s ability to jump from timeline to timeline in his storytelling without his dedicated audience losing track is baffling, occupying space and engaging with, mind you, 6000 people. One couldn’t help but feel like they were, individually, part of that story.
Makosa Ni Yangu, the highly-anticipated screening was, with not a grain of sugar-coating, an emotional rollercoaster. 
Nafisa, a bartender, quits her job amidst the gender-based abuse normalized in her workplace. Her non-considerate and cruel mother leaves her no choice but to take the risk of travelling to the city and finding any job in sight, with the help of her best friend. This brings her to an unfamiliar world of the masseuse industry filled with perverted individuals who will go the extra mile to get that happy ending.
It halts as Nafisa meets Saint, a millionaire in the aviation industry who offers an ear, in stark contrast to the usual massage session. He requests to meet Nafisa once more, resulting to more hangouts and finally a relationship blossoms.
However, all is not rosy as the rift in their positions in life becomes ever more evident from the moment she meets Saint’s mother. His disrespect is alarming and things quickly degenerate to verbal and physical abuse. With the help of Saint’s former girlfriend and her best friend, Nafisa draws a plan to make Saint pay for his transgressions, something she pulls through rather successfully, bagging a good chunk of his wealth… well, I wouldn’t want to ruin it with a fully-bodied spoiler. Watch the full film here.
But let’s just say Pascal Tokodi as Saint is one of the most diabolical portrayals you’ll ever see in Kenyan cinema, with an incredible arc from a likable fellow in the first act to a demon straight out of hell.
Melissa Lesilale brings a remarkable blend of innocence and resolve in Makosa Ni Yangu. From a no-nonsense persona to fighting for her life, you can’t help but be drawn in with her performance.
Based on a true story, Makosa Ni Yangu questions the inability to speak up after witnessing a gender-based violence ordeal.
Makosa Ni Yangu does an impeccable blend of humour and advocacy. With its localized dialogue, one doesn’t feel alienated. To paraphrase one of the directors, Michael ‘Smallz’ Munyoki, in today’s society, truly ‘Makosa Ni Yetu’.
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