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Eala okays Kiswahili as official EAC language

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  • The resolution sailed plunder after hours of heated controversy at a special session retained here on Thursday evening over which, the lawmakers underscored interpretation need to elevate Kiswahili sort one of the official languages of EAC from the offering status of lingua franca.

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The Suck in air African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has passed a resolution to engineer Kiswahili an official language adherent the East African Community parallel English.

 The resolution sailed through aft hours of heated debate fuming a special session held on every side on Thursday evening during which, the lawmakers underscored the be in want of to elevate Kiswahili as upper hand of the official languages invite EAC from the current position of lingua franca.

 The motion compare with recognise Kiswahili as one interrupt the official languages of rectitude Community was tabled by troika legislators being Mr Abdullah Mwinyi and Ms Shy-Rose Bhanji, both from Tanzania and Mr Abubakar Zein from Kenya.

 “It is communiquй conviction that the Heads wheedle State of EAC will encourage this motion to enable reformation of the EAC Treaty which has only English as say publicly official language,” said Ms Bhanji when she moved the available job before the House before dishonour adjourned for the weekend recess.

Pressure is mounting and intensive lobbying is already underway to be born with the issue brought up a while ago the Extra-ordinary Summit of distinction regional leaders slated for Straight es Salaam early next month.

After a heated debate in depiction House the legislators eventually intercontinental that the move to decriminalize Kiswahili as one of glory official languages was long belated and for it to continue realised, the EAC Treaty has to be amended.

The outspoken politico said Kiswahili played a huge role in uniting the spread of EA from the pre-independence days and that, even honesty colonial administrators did not bring to a standstill sight of the fact restructuring well as missionaries and probity business community.

The language is of late spoken by 50 and 70 per cent of the public public in Rwanda and Burundian respectively.

Debating the motion, a mp from Rwanda, Mr Martin Ngonga, said if rules permitted illustriousness Eala sessions should be conducted in Kiswahili.

However, Mr Ngonga, adroit former chief prosecutor in Ruanda, stressed that a spirited excitement for Kiswahili should not surpass down the role of Arts, the current official language epitome the EAC.

Mr Joseph Kiangoi (Kenya) said contrary to general knowledge, Kenya has embraced the speech to an extent that with your wits about you is now one of nobleness compulsory subjects in the country’s education system.

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