Paukwa? Pakawa!
Paukwa is a place dedicated to positive stories about Kenya. Our story house is named for the Swahili word that is an invitation to a story – Paukwa. It’s an age- old term, well known across East Africa. Paukwa invites one to remember the joy of stories from their childhood days and to get lost in new, familiar or unknown ideas about the daily things that surround us.
Each day ordinary Kenyans are pushing our nation forward. As volunteers, as SME owners, as creatives, teachers, farmers, counsellors, techwizards and more. There is a bigger story as they build our nation each day through their tenacity, hard work, positive attitude, search for excellence, and sheer hustle.
Through their efforts we all grow.
At Paukwa, we shine a spotlight on the everyday builders of our nation and the history we almost forgot.
This digital storybank celebrates memory, culture, modernity, but most of all, the positive. Dive in and discover a story of Kenya you didn’t know you never knew!
#MagazetiYetu
Kenya’s earliest newspaper was established in 1902, a time before the country’s name was conceived, and when the region was still a protectorate. Nonetheless, the realities of colonialism were already setting in. With time, a resistance emerged. As some Kenyans took up arms to fight for freedom, others wielded pens, sharpening their words into weapons of knowledge. The latter contributed to the popularity of newspapers as tools used by
Paukwa? Pakawa!
Paukwa is a place dedicated to positive stories about Kenya. Our story house is named for the Swahili word that is an invitation to a story – Paukwa. It’s an age- old term, well known across East Africa. Paukwa invites one to remember the joy of stories from their childhood days and to get lost in new, familiar or unknown ideas about the daily things that surround us.
Each day ordinary Kenyans are pushing our nation forward. As volunteers, as SME owners, as creatives, teachers, farmers, counsellors, techwizards and more. There is a bigger story as they build our nation each day through their tenacity, hard work, positive attitude, search for excellence, and sheer hustle.
Through their efforts we all grow.
At Paukwa, we shine a spotlight on the everyday builders of our nation and the history we almost forgot.
This digital storybank celebrates memory, culture, modernity, but most of all, the positive. Dive in and discover a story of Kenya you didn’t know you never knew!
#KeSafari
One thing we know is that as Kenyans our knowledge of our country is sometimes wanting. With 580,367 square kilometres to cover it’s a big country! Few people have had the opportunity to travel across the forty seven counties that make up Kenya and so sometimes our knowledge of places and people could still be defined by a few things we learnt at school or by major landmarks,
Remember the story of...
Tragedy Turned Tender Friendship
26th December 2004 began as a normal day. The holidays were in full swing, and many vacationers had travelled to the Kenyan coast for some sun and sand. Then, a series of unfortunate events led to a story for the ages. Just a few days prior, an unexpected heavy downpour outside Malindi town washed a bloat of hippopotamuses down the Galana-Sabaki River and out to the Indian Ocean. Area residents had been hard...
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THE BEAUTY OF KENYA
Our flag, coat of arms, and national anthem are the symbols of our national unity. Within these symbols lies the story of our nation’s founding, our shared values, and our hope for the future. #KeSymbols takes a closer look at the creative process behind the creation of these unifiers. Have you ever noticed that the Maasai shield features across the board in either visual or lyrical form? There is diversity in every facet of our beautiful nation, from the population’s rich cultural heritage to the vast landscape covered in unique physical features. Not to mention the treasure trove that is our history! #KeSafari is a story journey into these distinctive aspects that make up Kenya, starting off in County 001 and concluding in County 047. Take a journey across Kenya with us via stories or on our Podcast Series.
TEAM PAUKWA
A note from our team
CELEBRATING THE EARTH
We only get one home, or one planet to call home. The idea of the existential threat of climate change often feels too heavy or distant to contemplate, but if we are indeed to be the stewards who keep our shared home viable for us all, that’s exactly what we need to do – contemplate, then act! Thankfully there are many everyday champions who do act – as stewards, as changemakers, as earth warriors and we are happy to have shared their stories in our collection #OurGreenHeroes. Through their actions we all are a bit closer to keeping this shared home of ours safe for all who inhabit it. We urge you to do your “little thing” like Wangari Maathai – reduce your plastic use, plant a tree, teach a child about environmental action because as Margaret Mead once said, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has”.
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