What do we lose when we lose a library? In this moving episode of the Power Panel Podcast, Ambassador Raychelle Omamo sits down with author and cultural restoration advocate Wanjiru Koinange. From co-founding Book Bunk Trust to breathing new life into Nairobi’s public libraries, Wanjiru shares how storytelling and space can become tools of healing, remembrance, and resistance. She speaks about the emotional burden of inherited silence, and why public libraries are sites of dignity and collective memory.
This episode is a deep reflection on how we restore not just buildings—but ourselves. Listen as she shares what power means to her, how she finds clarity in chaos, and why stories — like libraries — must be protected.
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