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Mexican soaps could soon start airing in Kiswahili

By Mark Mutahi

As the battle for Kenyan television audiences gets stiff, various television industry lobby groups  from the source countries of most of Kenya’s television content  are strategising on how to strengthen their stranglehold. The Friends of Kenyan Viewers (FKV) based in Latin America, for instance, is planning to teach their actors Kiswahili  a move that could see the Latino soaps acted and aired in Kiswahili.

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