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Where politicians pay hefty amounts for their kids to learn mother tongue

They pay a huge sum for the classes [Photo: Courtesy]

You can now take your child to study Spanish, French, German, Chinese...or your mother tongue.

A few years ago, Kenyan parents spoke to their kids in vernacular and took them to shags to mingle with their rural cousins.

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