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Nairobi Half Life director Tosh Gitonga.

They set out to tell a story that was true to Nairobi and by all accounts, they nailed it. At a watch party on Nairobi Half Life's 10th anniversary, Mugambi Nthiga, who played Cedric in the film, talked about how, when they once rescreened the show at the K1 Club, the director, Tosh Gitonga, got overwhelmed, saying: "I cannot believe I made this!"

Despite it being Tosh Gitonga's directorial debut, Nairobi Half Life ended up being watched by over 20,000 people, with box office revenues of about Sh8.15 million, the highest by a Kenyan film.

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