Friends (Osiepe) is the story of a boy named Simo describing his friends, Zizo, Lele, Sisa and Ayanda’s hobbies. The story is told in  Dholuo and English by Suzanna Owiyo. Born in Kasaye village, Nyakach near Kisumu city in Kenya, Suzanna Owiyo was introduced to music at a young age by her grandfather who was a prolific Nyatiti player. She is an award-winning singer whose music is a fusion of traditional western Kenyan music (which features traditional instruments such as the Nyatiti & Orutu) and contemporary rhythms sang primarily in her mother tongue Dholuo and Kiswahili. Osiepe is written by Zimbili Dlamini and Hlengiwe Zondi. Translation by Emmaculate Onyango illustrations by  Catherine Groenewald Language - Dholuo, English Story source: www.africanstorybook.org Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 Special thanks to  the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS)  for providing us with the space Find and follow us on: Twitter:  @Tusome_Hadithi Facebook: Tusome Hadithi Instagram: Tusome Hadithi Website:  www.TusomeHadithi.Africa Email: [email protected] if are an African children's writer or would love to narrate a story in your mother tongue.