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Mashujaa Opens 17th Edition 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Sat 22 Aug 2026

From 1 tab, newest Mashujaa Opens 17th Edition 2026.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 78.4 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 34 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Mashujaa Opens 17th Edition 20269 motions
  1. Round 1This House Regrets the requirement of formal credentials for elective officePractise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Prefers public floatation of Kenyan parastatals over private salePractise this motion
  3. Round 3This house, as the feminist movement, supports the rise of satirical misandry in pop musicPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This House Regrets the idealisation of pre-colonial societies in postcolonial national narrativesPractise this motion
  5. Round 5This house regrets the corporatisation of sportPractise this motion
  6. Novice SemifinalsThis House Believes That social movements should abandon the tactic of publicly shaming individuals in order to accomplish changePractise this motion
  7. Open SemifinalsThis House Prefers a world where religion is not seen as the primary mitigator of sin.Practise this motion
  8. Novice FinalsThis House Regrets the expansion of the EAC beyond the original founding nationsPractise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHW abandon the principle of Blind Justice.Practise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break9 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.5
where most speakers land
73.4 to 79.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.4
  • 10th speaker78.2
  • 20th speaker77.4

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.