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Parliament’s road to adoption of Kiswahili paved with humour

By Caroline Wahome

Kenya: Kenyan MPs are known for speaking in faltering Kiswahili, never mind that it is a national language. In the early years of independence, some leaders felt that the adoption of Kiswahili would promote cultural nationalism.

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