Kenya: Kiswahili an optional subject

Bumni writes about the decision to make Kiswahili an optional subject in Kenya: “The subject will no longer be a compulsory paper in the Standard Eight national examinations…”

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  • Abdoulaye BAH

    In West Africa, some people are proposing to have Kiswahili as an official language for all Africa, in Kenya authorities are downgrading it! How is it perceived by the population?

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