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World Kiswahili day: Why Kenyans still struggle to communicate in language

July 7 is World Kiswahili day. [UNESCO]

Kenyans today joined the rest of the world in marking the first-ever World Kiswahili Language Day.

Kiswahili is currently one of the official languages not only in the East African Community but also in the African Union and Southern African Development Community (SADC).

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