For decades, the Voice of Kenya radio service was how most Kenyans experienced national life. Before television was widespread, before the internet, before mobile phones, radio was the medium through which Kenyans heard political speeches, football commentary, weather forecasts and music. The Voice of Kenya broadcast in Swahili, English and dozens of local languages.
When Kenyatta died in 1978, Kenyans across the country heard the news on radio. When independence was declared in 1963, radio carried the moment to every village. Radio was not just communication.
It was the nervous system of the nation.