NIPE PAUKWA STORY STORIES Nipe Story came out in December 2017. I love freedom to wander and imagine. Looking back, this The Paukwa Stories Podcast is an extension of different locations. This season further gives an listening to the spoken word and more so prose. was when I fell in love with the power of the spoken Paukwa Stories: an online repository for posi- educational perspective by stating Kenyan county I also love audio editing or playing with sound, word. tive, fact-based Kenyan stories. The names and numbers. as I am a trained radio producer. I love creating One can describe the podcast as a library where podcast was launched in 2018 with the intention pictures in peoples’ minds, and so a podcast you will find short story fiction from different writers to feature themed narratives of Kenya’s people, The second season is all about history and money, was born. Nipe Story allowed me to bring some from other parts of the continent and feature vari- places and histories. dubbed #KeCurrency. The episodes here explore of my loves together. As a child, I loved listening ous themes. It is also a pool of African vocal talent, The first season (#KeSafari) takes listeners on the history of currency in Kenya - from the first to Mummy Inosi on what was Voice of Kenya both burgeoning and experienced, that breath life to a virtual journey around Kenya’s 47 counties, silver coin to the country’s current notes, intertwin- (now KBC) English service. She had a written prose. Nipe Story is storytelling of various highlighting the known and unknown, the hidden ing these transitions with the state’s transition from storytelling programme that used to air twice a Kenyan and African realities that make the listener gems and the folktales synonymous with colony to republic. week, and I loved listening to it. I was hear the continent with new ears. This is a podcast transported to another word and given the that drums different beats but with a very African 50nd3k4 296 sound. 50nd3k4 297 50nd3k4 296 50nd3k4 297