EAC drags feet in adopting official use of Kiswahili
Swahili enthusiasts during the flag off of a march in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at creating awareness of Kiswahili being the first officially recognised African language by Unesco on July 7, 2022. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
The East African Community lacks a policy on Kiswahili that would make its use mandatory in all the seven EAC partner states.
Swahili is yet to be fully adopted for official use, even in the East African Legislative Assembly, despite the EAC having declared it – together with English and French – as the three official languages of the bloc.
