Paukwa Stories Podcast

Ann Eboso wears many hats, and in all of them she spearheads action! At the core of what she does is work that amplifies women and cultures under threat of being erased. Her one-of-a-kind project is the Rusinga Cultural Festival, which appreciates and educates about the Abasuba community and culture.

In this conversation we get into how systems have failed to empower this community and the ripple effects of this. Anne shares the backstory and progress in providing a necessary solution in an exciting and creative way.

Episode Production:

Host - Cheruto Rono

Writer/Editor - Karen Wandia

Coordinator and Producer - Natalie Sifuma

Audio Engineer - Lee Kanyotu (Big City Studios)

What hope is there for a person, who grew up dreaming of being a journalist, when unceremoniously laid off from the newsroom? James Murua took this unexpected transition with stride and developed a news platform with a twist. Eager to explore the African literary scene, he developed an archival blog under his name and today has multiple awards under his belt.  Be inspired by this story of unanticipated change and the abundant success that came with continuous diligence.

Episode Production:

Host - Cheruto Rono

Writer/Editor - Karen Wandia

Coordinator and Producer - Natalie Sifuma

Audio Engineer - Lee Kanyotu (Big City Studios)

When Wairimũ Nduba started Wer Jokenya in 2019, she was simply feeding her heart’s desire to explore music that is inherently African. In this journey, she discovered the history of tunes locally made, how sound cuts across community, as well as its ability to speak about specific times. Melodies and lyrics indeed tell a story, and Wer Jokenya has since become a go-to digital archive for musical content.

The erasure of music and its contribution to culture is inevitable if we don’t take the initiative to discover, learn and appreciate our music. This #FounderStories conversation unblurs the lines of what music means, where to find it, and how it tells stories, initiates dialogue and builds community.

Episode Production:

Host - Cheruto Rono

Writer/Editor - Karen Wandia

Coordinator and Producer - Natalie Sifuma

Audio Engineer - Lee Kanyotu (Big City Studios)

We took a long (but necessary) break, and now we are back with a new season, a new format, but the same old vibrant storytelling. Here's a snippet of what to expect from us in season three.

Find us online: https://linktr.ee/paukwastories

In the final episode of our currency series, we have guest narrator and fellow podcaster, Kevin Mwachiro, take us back to the ideation and development of an e-money platform.

How would mobile money operate without a bank?, How would e-money match real money in order to be considered legitimate? These are some of several questions that went into the designing of M-Pesa (M for mobile, and Pesa: the Kiswahili term for money).

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In this episode, we're virtually exploring independent Kenya - with her new face, flag, national anthem and..... currency. In 1966, the Central Bank of Kenya started issuing coins and providing banking services to financial institutions present at the time. Learn about the various faces and symbols that were engraved into our coins, printed on our notes from 1966 to 1998 as well as the street names the currency acquired.

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In this episode we delve into the East Africa Protectorate becoming The Colony of Kenya and how the Shilling became independent of the British Pound as prospective monarchs ascended to the throne.

First there was money.... and then, there was tax. 

Previously land was communally owned, however, sojourners passing through a community's territory had to pay 'tithe'. The Arabian system along the coast had a taxation system and when the colonial era rolled in, indigenous Kenyans were inducted (read forced) into a taxation system. 

The third episode of our #KeCurrency series  explores the history of taxation. Listen, learn and share.

In this episode we see how India's currency became the first popular currency in Kenya, the different names the coin acquired and how the British ensured control over currency in British East Africa

In this episode we briefly explore the barter trade era, the transition to monetary dependency, and the silver coin responsible for this change.

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Welcome to the second season of the Paukwa Podcast. In this episode we go back in time to the time of barter trade. Can you guess who were the famous long distance traders in Eastern Africa? 

Listen, learn, enjoy and share.

Karibuni.

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