# List of Makutano Junction episodes

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 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 the ensemble cast is composed of different Kenyan actors.

## Episodes
### Series 1

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 1 | 1 | "Arrivals" | Andrew Gosling | Philip Luswata |
| 2 | 2 | "Money Matters" | Andrew Gosling | Naomi Ng'ang'a |
| 3 | 3 | "Parental Control" | Andrew Gosling | Lucia Shikuku |
| 4 | 4 | "Milk and Lingala" | Andrew Gosling | Abubakar Mwenda |
| 5 | 5 | "Husbands" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Catejan Boy |
| 6 | 6 | "Dirty Tricks" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata |
| 7 | 7 | "Too Little Too Late" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Catejan Boy |
| 8 | 8 | "Explanations" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Lucia Shikuku |
| 9 | 9 | "Cooking the Books" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Abubakar Mwenda |
| 10 | 10 | "Joining Forces" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Naomi Kamau |
| 11 | 11 | "The Choice" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Catejan Boy |
| 12 | 12 | "Betrayal" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Naomi Kamau and Lucia Shikuku |
| 13 | 13 | "New Beginnings" | Andrew Gosling, Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata |

### Series 2

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 14 | 1 | "The Prodigal Son" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata |
| 15 | 2 | "Give and Take" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 16 | 3 | "Life Saver" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Simiyu Barasa |
| 17 | 4 | "New Beginnings" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 18 | 5 | "The Truth will be Out" | Andrew Gosling | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 19 | 6 | "Girl Power" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 20 | 7 | "All that Glitters" | Andrew Gosling | Philip Luswata |
| 21 | 8 | "Green Gold" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 22 | 9 | "War of Words" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata |
| 23 | 10 | "A House is not a Home" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata |
| 24 | 11 | "Ripples of Love" | Andrew Gosling | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 25 | 12 | "Payback Time" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 26 | 13 | "Till Death Do us Part" | Andrew Gosling ,Mary Migui and Salome Kinyanjui | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |

### Series 3

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 27 | 1 | "The Curse" | Shani Grewal | Naomi Kamau |
| 28 | 2 | "Positive Energy" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 29 | 3 | "Battle of the sexes" | Shani Grewal | Lucia Shikuku |
| 30 | 4 | "Schemers" | Shani Grewal | Patrick Serro |
| 31 | 5 | "A Thief in the Night" | Shani Grewal | Simiyu Barasa |
| 32 | 6 | "Stepping onto Toes" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 33 | 7 | "Goals" | Shani Grewal | Naomi Kamau |
| 34 | 8 | "Caught Red Handed" | Shani Grewal | Patrick Serro |
| 35 | 9 | "Spare the Rod" | Shani Grewal | Lucia Shikuku |
| 36 | 10 | "Magical Nights" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 37 | 11 | "Standing Up" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 38 | 12 | "To be a Woman" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 39 | 13 | "Crossing Over" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |

### Series 4

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 40 | 1 | "What is Life" | Shani Grewal | Naomi Kamau |
| 41 | 2 | "A Tickling Upstairs" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 42 | 3 | "A Remedy of Grievances" | Shani Grewal | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 43 | 4 | "The Score" | Shani Grewal | Simiyu Barasa |
| 44 | 5 | "Big Decisions" | Shani Grewal | Lucia Shikuku |
| 45 | 6 | "Cards on the Table" | Shani Grewal | Patrick Serro |
| 46 | 7 | "Double Matata" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 47 | 8 | "Bobby is back" | Shani Grewal | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 48 | 9 | "Measure for Measure" | Shani Grewal | Victor Gatonye |
| 49 | 10 | "Power of a Woman" | Shani Grewal | Naomi Kamau |
| 50 | 11 | "Hopes and Dreams" | Shani Grewal | Simiyu Barasa |
| 51 | 12 | "Scales of Justice" | Shani Grewal | Patrick Serro |
| 52 | 13 | "Mystery Hand" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |

### Series 5

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 53 | 1 | "Sleeping Beauty" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |
| 54 | 2 | "Who's the Man" | Shani Grewal | Simiyu Barasa |
| 55 | 3 | "Another Piece of Cloth" | Shani Grewal | Victor Gatonye |
| 56 | 4 | "Trial & Tribulation" | Shani Grewal | Patrick Serro |
| 57 | 5 | "Lost Love" | Shani Grewal | Damaris Irungu |
| 58 | 6 | "Answered Prayers" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 59 | 7 | "The Stand Off" | Shani Grewal | Charles Ouda |
| 60 | 8 | "A Family Affair" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata and Kara Manley |
| 61 | 9 | "Caught Pants Down" | Shani Grewal and Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |
| 62 | 10 | "Smelling Scavengers" | Shani Grewal | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 63 | 11 | "Remains of the Day" | Victor Gatonye | Patrick Serro |
| 64 | 12 | "Going...Going...Gone" | Shani Grewal | Victor Gatonye |
| 65 | 13 | "Tumble Tumble Tumble" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |

### Series 6

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 66 | 1 | "New Kid on the Block" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 67 | 2 | "For the Ones We Love" | Shani Grewal | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 68 | 3 | "Opaque" | Victor Gatonye | Victor Gatonye |
| 69 | 4 | "New Day, Renewed Hope" | Victor Gatonye | Damaris Irungu |
| 70 | 5 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Shani Grewal | Charles Ouda |
| 71 | 6 | "A Friend in Need" | Shani Grewal | Benjamin Odiwuor |
| 72 | 7 | "Conspiracies" | Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |
| 73 | 8 | "Crossing The River" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 74 | 9 | "No Guts. No Glory." | Victor Gatonye | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 75 | 10 | "Turning Point" | Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |
| 76 | 11 | "What's Love Got to do with it" | Victor Gatonye | Damaris Irungu |
| 77 | 12 | "Journey's End" | Shani Grewal | Charles Ouda |
| 78 | 13 | "Tumble Tumble Tumble" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata |

### Series 7

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 79 | 1 | "Familiar Problems" | Illy | Victor Gatonye |
| 80 | 2 | "Look Twice" | Victor Gatonye | Charles Ouda |
| 81 | 3 | "A Snake's Hug" | Illy | Philip Luswata |
| 82 | 4 | "Small Ideas, Big Solutions" | Victor Gatonye | Patrick Serro |
| 83 | 5 | "Light At The End Of The Tunnel" | Illy | Damaris Irungu |
| 84 | 6 | "Denial" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likimani |
| 85 | 7 | "Utter Despair" | Illy | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 86 | 8 | "Blowing the Wind" | Victor Gatonye | Marrisson Mwadulo |
| 87 | 9 | "Painful Past, Unbearable Future" | Illy | Charles Ouda |
| 88 | 10 | "Scrappy Love" | Victor Gatonye | Benjamin Odiwuor |
| 89 | 11 | "Debt Collectors" | Illy | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 90 | 12 | "Moving Goal Posts" | Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |
| 91 | 13 | "Judgement Day" | Illy | Phillip Luswata |

### Series 8

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 92 | 1 | "Advanced Forces" | Victor Gatonye | Phillip Luswata |
| 93 | 2 | "The Games People Play" | Victor Gatonye | Benjamin Odiwuor |
| 94 | 3 | "Will It Shine Again?" | Penny Shales | Damaris Irungu |
| 95 | 4 | "Haunted" | Wanjiru Kairu | Charles Ouda |
| 96 | 5 | "Do The Right Thing" | Penny Shales | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 97 | 6 | "Cold Nights" | Victor Gatonye | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 98 | 7 | "Aftermath" | Penny Shales | Natasha Likimani |
| 99 | 8 | "Storm in a Cup" | Victor Gatonye | Patrick Serro |
| 100 | 9 | "Final Destination" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 101 | 10 | "Back To Square One" | Penny Shales | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 102 | 11 | "Duffel Bag Boy" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likinani |
| 103 | 12 | "Tomorrow is Too Late" | Penny Shales | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 104 | 13 | "Healing Hands and Healing Hearts" | Penelope Shales | Charles Ouda |

### Series 9

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 105 | 1 | "Appearances & Disappearances" | Penelope Shales | Simiyu Barasa |
| 106 | 2 | "Problems Choose No House" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 107 | 3 | "Boomerang People" | Victor Gatoyne | Philip Luswata |
| 108 | 4 | "Dark Cold Night" | Penelope Shales | Damaris Irungu |
| 109 | 5 | "Changing Lanes" | Victor Gatonye | Victor Ogolah |
| 110 | 6 | "Cash Money Sisters" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 111 | 7 | "Expressions" | Penelope Shales | Simiyu Barasa |
| 112 | 8 | "Mind Playing Tricks" | Penelope Shales | Charles Ouda |
| 113 | 9 | "Silver Lining" | Derrick Omfwoko | Natasha Likimani |
| 114 | 10 | "Relationships" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likimani |
| 115 | 11 | "Shaving The Barbers" | Derrick Omfwoko | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 116 | 12 | "The Birds Flew" | Victor Gatonye | Patrick Serro |
| 117 | 13 | "Breaking The Surface" | Penelope Shales | Charles Ouda |

### Series 10

| No. overall | No. series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 118 | 1 | "Tough Decisions" | Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |
| 119 | 2 | "Money Matters" | Penelope Shales | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 120 | 3 | "Pound of Flesh" | Penelope Shales | Patrick Serro |
| 121 | 4 | "Guess Who's Back" | Victor Gatonye | Victor Ogolah |
| 122 | 5 | "Tomorrow Never Dies" | Penelope Shales | Philip Luswata |
| 123 | 6 | "Moment of Silence" | Penelope Shales | Natasha Likimani |
| 124 | 7 | "Looking Back Over The Shoulder" | Victor Gatonye | Charles Ouda |
| 125 | 8 | "Live and Let Live" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 126 | 9 | "Hidden Agenda" | Derrick Omfwoko | Natasha Likimani |
| 127 | 10 | "Who Will Save The Day?" | Penelope Shales | Damaris Irungu |
| 128 | 11 | "Through The Wall" | Victor Gatonye | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 129 | 12 | "Bamboozled" | Penelope Shales | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 130 | 13 | "Banking on You" | Victor Gatonye | Simiyu Barasa |

### Series 11

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 131 | 1 | "The D Squad" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 132 | 2 | "Patch Time" | Victor Gatonye | Philip Luswata |
| 133 | 3 | "Welcome To Heartbreak" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likimani |
| 134 | 4 | "Keeping It in The Family" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likimani |
| 135 | 5 | "Good Times" | Victor Gatonye | Natasha Likimani |
| 136 | 6 | "Putting Back Together" | Victor Gatonye | Charles Ouda |
| 137 | 7 | "Mixed Messages" | Derrick Omfwoko | Charles Ouda |
| 138 | 8 | "Piped Dreams" | Victor Gatonye | Victor Ogolah |
| 139 | 9 | "Hands Off" | Victor Gatonye | Patrick Serro |
| 140 | 10 | "Daddy Knows Best" | Victor Gatonye | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 141 | 11 | "Say What You Want" | Derrick Omfwoko | Charles Ouda |
| 142 | 12 | "It's Not Over Yet" | Victor Gatonye | Damaris Irungu |

### Series 12

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 143 | 1 | "Wilhelm Screams" | Vincent Mbaya, Derrick Omfwoko & Michael Mwangi Jones | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 144 | 2 | "Voting Blues" | Derrick Omfwoko | Michael Osando |
| 145 | 3 | "Party Talk" | Derrick Omfwoko | Charles Ouda |
| 146 | 4 | "Keeping It Right" | Vincent Mbaya | Charles Ouda |
| 147 | 5 | "Lights Everyone" | Derrick Omfwoko | Damaris Irungu |
| 148 | 6 | "Soul Searching" | Derrick Omfwoko | Damaris Irungu |
| 149 | 7 | "Stranger on a Trial" | Derrick Omfwoko | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 150 | 8 | "When Good People Do Nothing" | Vincent Mbaya | Natasha Likimani |
| 151 | 9 | "The Switch" | Derrick Omfwoko | Joan Carpenter |
| 152 | 10 | "Down and Out" | Derrick Omfwoko | Natasha Likimani |
| 153 | 11 | "The Big Debate" | Vincent Mbaya | Philip Luswata |
| 154 | 12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 155 | 13 | "Secret Lives" | Michael Mwangi Jones | Joanne Carpenter |

### Series 13

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 156 | 1 | "Till We Meet Again" | Derrick Omfwoko | Natasha Likimani |
| 157 | 2 | "Careless Whispers" | Vincent Mbaya | Charles Ouda |
| 158 | 3 | "This Woman's Work" | Vincent Mbaya | Charles Ouda |
| 159 | 4 | "Win Some, Lose Some" | Derrick Omfwoko | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 160 | 5 | "D-day" | Derrick Omfwoko | Damaris Irungu |
| 161 | 6 | "Good Times" | Vincent Mbaya | Damaris Irungu |
| 162 | 7 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 163 | 8 | "Sukuma Forwards" | Derrick Omfwoko | Philip Luswata |
| 164 | 9 | "Sisterhood" | Derrick Omfwoko | Joanne Carpenter |
| 165 | 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 166 | 11 | "Conspiracy Untangled" | TBA | Morrison Mwadulo |
| 167 | 12 | "Fiery Gospel" | Derrick Omfwoko | Philip Luswata |
| 168 | 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA |

### Series 14

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 169 | 1 | "Rebirth" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Philip Luswata and Wanjiru Kairu |
| 170 | 2 | "The Graduate" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Damaris Irungu |
| 171 | 3 | "Clarity" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Damaris Irungu and Natsha Likimani |
| 172 | 4 | "Baby Shower" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Wanjiru Kairu and Mkaiwawi Mwakaba |
| 173 | 5 | "Outbreak" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Mercy Mwakaba and Natasha Likimani |
| 174 | 6 | "Vijana Tusome" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Damaris Irungu |
| 175 | 7 | "Money, Money, Money" | Patricia Gichinga | Natasha Likimani and Damaris Irungu |
| 176 | 8 | "Caught In The Act" | Mkwaiwawi Mwakaba | Philip Luswata |
| 177 | 9 | "Ouster" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 178 | 10 | "Haki Yetu" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Damaris Irungu |
| 179 | 11 | TBA | Lisa Sabrina Harney | TBA |
| 180 | 12 | "Hoodwinked" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 181 | 13 | "Beatrice Come Home" | Lisa Sabrina Harney | Wanjiru Kairu |

### Series 15

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by |
| 182 | 1 | "Since You've Been Gone" | Mkaiwawi Mwakaba | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 183 | 2 | "Big Ideas" | Patricia Gichinga | Damaris Irungu |
| 184 | 3 | "At Logger Heads" | Patricia Gichinga | Mkaiwawi Mwakaba |
| 185 | 4 | "Persist" | Mkaiwawi Mwakaba | Natasha Likimani |
| 186 | 5 | "Sheller Shelved" | Patricia Gichinga | Philip Luswata |
| 187 | 6 | "Change The Record" | Mkaiwawi Mwakaba | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 188 | 7 | "The Governor's Debate" | Patricia Gichinga | Wanjiru Kairu |
| 189 | 8 | "Rugged Tunes" | Patricia Gichinga | Philip Luswata |
| 190 | 9 | "Hustle And Flo" | Mkaiwawi Mwakaba | Natasha Likimani |
| 191 | 10 | "Tough Choices" | Patricia Gichinga | Natasha Likimani |