Stakeholders call for more investment in Kiswahili to make the language more vibrant

Umoja P.A.G School students line up to see the Standard Group Radio Maisha, Berur and Spice studios during the event of Tamasha ya Ulibwende wa Kiswahili to honor our language and culture and students media hub tour at the Standard Group, Mombasa road on March 15, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Education stakeholders have urged the government to put more investments in developing the Kiswahili language and make it more vibrant in the Country.

The stakeholders who were speaking in Kisumu during a Kiswahili festival dubbed "Tamasha ya Ulimbwende wa Kiswahili," organised by the Standard Group's Radio Maisha, expressed their concerns that the vibrant East African language has not grown fast enough despite the efforts by professionals.