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Why President Ruto should make Kiswahili council dream a reality

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A Maasai girl reads Kiswahili words during class time. [iStockphoto]

As Kenya joined the world in marking the International Day of Kiswahili in Mombasa yesterday, it did so in the realisation that drawbacks exist in recognising Kiswahili as both a national and official language of this country, as stipulated in the 2010 Constitution.

One of the biggest strides that Kenya should make is to ensure the formation of a national council of Kiswahili that will guide usage of the language that has been East Africa's lingua franca. Formation of such a body has been the requirement of the East Africa Kiswahili Commission to partner states of the East Africa Community.

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