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Makmende
Makmende is a fictional Kenyan superhero character which has enjoyed a popular resurgence after an adoptation by Kenya's musical group Just A Band in the music video for their song ''Ha-He'' on their second album, ''''82'''' (2009). The video became the first viral internet sensation originating from Kenya.
== History ==
The word ''Makmende'' is a sheng (Swahili slang) word which means "a hero". The name supposedly originated from a mispronunciation of a phrase spoken by Dirty Harry, played by Clint Eastwood, "Go ahead, make my day" (Mek ma nday) from the 1983 movie ''Sudden Impact''. The word made its way into Kenyan streets in the 1990s whereby in the streets a bad-guy wannabe would be called out and asked "Who do you think you are? Makmende?". Anyone who thought they could do the impossible or a particularly difficult task was always asked whether they thought they were Makmende, since only Makmende could do or attempt to do the impossible. The character Makmende is associated with the fashion wear of the early 1980s. He is portrayed with long John Shaft-like afro hair and bell bottom trousers that were the trend then.
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