If we turn back time by a few centuries, one of the first things that stands out is how different communication was from what it is today. Information was sent over long distances using smoke signals, drumbeats, and even town criers. It could take days or weeks for a message to reach the receiver. In contrast to present-day, emails, text messages, and multiple online platforms have made this process instantaneous. But there was an era that straddled these two worlds and served as a transitional period from one to the next; this was the era of letter-writing. The story of this era can’t be told without mentioning postage stamps.
This brings us to a Paukwa series titled #KeStamps, to take readers through the times and reasons behind the stamps released for use in Kenya in the decade that followed independence.
