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United Kingdom’s East African settlers hit by language crisis

Former East African residents at a social gathewring in Leicester, Midlands.  [PHOTOS: SHAMLAL PURI/STANDARD]

Senior British citizens with East African roots are fighting a losing battle over demands that they converse in English in public. SHAMLAL PURI takes a closer look at the problem and asks: Do they really want to speak English?

Immigration and immigrants have always been a vote-catching issue in the United Kingdom. Politicians fete them for their achievements or slate them for their shortcomings.

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