4 episodes
Living Memories with Al Kags Al Kags
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- History
Welcome to Living Memories, the podcast by Al Kags. These are a collection of stories told to me by ordinary Kenyans who were young adults in the extraordinary times of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Once a week, we release a true story about an ordinary person who lived in the extraordinary times of our history. We hope it inspires you to reach out to a mzee or a mama in your family or community, listen to their stories and we hope you write them down. If you do, and you want us to read them here, send me an email on livingmemories@alkags.me.
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Said Ong'wen Olanga: Confession of the man who tried to kill Queen Elizabeth in 1952
The day that Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, a young Kenyan boy tried to kill her in the most unusual way. She died, never having known this.
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Introduction to Living Memories
This is Living Memories, stories of Ordinary People who lived in Extraordinary colonial times in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. This is an audio version of my book, originally published in 2009.
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Hussein Warutere - The Rickshaw Runner
Hussein Warutere, a rickshaw runner in the 1930s, tells the story of how he used a whites-only toilet and earned himself 13 years in colonial prison.
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Udi Waithaka - When Waceera boiled some balls and I went to school
Udi Waithaka tells the story of how his aunt got her vengeance after a horrible experience at the hands of the colonial administration. That saga was how a decision was made to send him to school.