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Let's use Kenyan languages as a tool to preach peace

Kenya is one of the countries with the highest number of tribes, 42, in Africa. Statistics have showed that the leading tribes are kikuyu, luhya, luo and Kalenjin. But with the different cultures emerging, languages in Kenya will become extinct in the next 20 years. Language is not a tool of the communities any more.

There was a proposition that children should be taught in their mother tongue but this brought a storm and it was opposed vehemently. With the reasons that nowadays communities are scattered everywhere around the country. You may find a luhya in kilifi or a Taita in Kiambu or a Luo in Makueni .English and Kiswahili have remained to be used in schools for teaching and examinations.

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