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Prof Ngugi is right; we must not relegate local languages

Renowned Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o has received another gong, this time from Catalonia in Spain. But as he received the honours last Thursday, it was not the prestigious Premi Internacional Prize nor the Sh10 million that came with it that caught the world’s attention. It was Prof Ngugi’s 16-minute acceptance speech that he delivered in Gikuyu.

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