South African Schools to Begin Teaching Kiswahili

Hongera Hayati Mwalimu Kambarage Borito Nyerere kwa kufanya Kiswahili lugha inayowaunganisha Watanzania.

Uliwasaidia sana waliopigania uhuru katika nchi za Afrika ya Kusini kwa kuwaruhusu kuja kuishi Tanzania na kujifunza nchi ya kupambana na Wanayuropa waliotumia mabavu kuja Afrika na mahali pengine duniani kwa kunyakua ardhi ya wenyenchi na kuifanya nchi yao.

Kwa kufanya Kiswahili lugha ya taifa na pia rasmi katika nchi ya Tanzania, nchi nyingi za kigeni zilianza kufundisha Kiswahili katika vyuo vikuu baada ya msimamo wako wa Kiswahili.

Hongera sana Hayati Nyerere. Sisi kama Wafrika wachache tunaojivunia lugha zetu za Kiafrika, tunakuvulia kofia ya tarbushi. Asante sana.

Language is a human right. It's time for Kenya to declare Kiswahili the official language. " By taking people's language, you kill and destroy their mental individuality and their creativity". It's time for Kenya to have a public vote and serious discussion about what language will remain official in Kenya for posterity. This administration needs to have an official agenda for our language's. Also, Kenya needs to have a budget for our cultures and languages. Thank you South Africa for at least thinking about posterity. This is a great achievement for South Africa. Let our leaders follow. We we go back to our God given languages. God help Kenya!!!

This is the kind of news I would hope to come from African Union.But its great news nontheless. Yes spreading Swahili has a potential for creating "universal african language".
When I was in collage,on learning that I was from Kenya, a Nigerian student approached me and said" some stupid teacher in Nigeria wanted us to learn Swahili,and we refused because we did not see any value in it..."
I asked him if he- would like to see african nations united as one? he said that wont happen. Then I told him, I hope that not all Nigerians thought like him...
Yes our own african language would be great.That's how we garner respect in the international community; when we present our own...
Next will be shading off foreign names,like Charles, Maxwell,winterbottom.Notice Iam not touching bibical names because some africans are convinced that these names liken them to the biblical characters.I will not argue that point since Iam not achristian. But would it not be nice to see mostly african names in newspapers, conferences, presentations,and books?
I have yet to see a mzungu,or now Chinese name their kids, Kipchoge,even though he is a heck of an athlete.I wait to be corrected?
Interestingly, in the excitement of having Obama as the first black president, afew wazungus in the europian block named their kids Obama.But,I hardly saw that naming-excitement in USA. Infact,I have yet to meet an american born child named Obama...I think as the excitement died,so did the naming.I guess my point is that,its only us,as africans to keep our names alive,just like mzungu,or mwarabu keeps his,to name afew.

Asili yangu ni lugha ya Kibantu. Kwa hiyo, ni rahisi sana kwangu kusema, kuandika, na kusoma Kiswahili. Ajabu ni kuwa ndugu zetu Waluo ambao lugha yao si ya Kibantu, ndio wanaofanya vizuri sana katika mtihani wa kidato cha nne katika nchi ya Kenya!

Kwanza, ningependa kuona Wafrika wakijikomboa kwa upande wa majina kwa kutupilia mbali majina yote waliyo nayo ya kigeni! Mimi tayari nimeshafanya hivyo!

Kama Ndugu @Maxiley alivyosema, hajaona Mwanayuropa au Mchina akiwaita watoto wake majina yanayojulikana sana katika nchi ya Kenya kama "Kipchoge."

Pili, ningependa kuona imani zote za kigeni zikitoweka kama kimbunga - tornado!

Tatu, kama Ndugu @Anonymous UI alivyosema, kwa nini lugha ya Kiswahili si lugha rasmi (official) katika nchi ya Kenya? Katiba inasema hivyo, lakini Wakenyareza/Wakenyalish hupenda kutumia lugha ya Kiingereza mahali popote walipo.

Yaaaaaaawn

We as black pple many of us are brainwashed by the west or mzungu mentality.We don’t believe in ourselves at all!Wr not positive about our countries or continent because we love uzungu mwingi.Wr so much brainwashed such that we will die taking our kids to the west for degrees or masters instead of taking them to any african country!We r so much brainwashed that we think speaking English is a swag or ur the best!We even followed the white Jesus of Europe who was brot to us n introduced to us??Wr so much brainwashed by the uzungu we want to remain in the west working like donkeys thinking we cannot get sick or die while in this nations compared with here in Kenya.May ngai Wa kirinyaga come to our rescue.Southafrica thumbs up n yes we need to make Swahili our official language in east Africa n anybody who wants to move in this country’s must study Swahili sit for the test n if he passes he is given visa if he fails no visa.

Nawaunga mkono nyinyi wote. Sasa lazima nitupilie mbali hili jina langu Anos na lile lingine nililopewa la biblia na kutumia majina kutoka asili yangu.

@Ndugu Anos. Hongera sana.

Ajabu! Nilipiga simu kwenye afisi ya ubalozi wa Kenya katika mji wa Washington DC halafu nikajaribu kusema Kiswahili na wafanyi kazi huko! Lo! Kiswahili hakijulikani na wafanyi kazi wa ubalozi wa Kenya hapa Marekani. Ukitaka kufanyiwa jambo lolote, ni lazima useme Kiingereza! Do! Masalaale!

Siku moja, nilipiga simu katika afisi ya ubalozi wa Tanzania, Washington, DC. Dada na Ndugu zetu wanaofanya kazi katika afisi hiyo, wanasema Kiswahili barabara/vizuri sana.

Nilijaribu kupiga simu katika afisi ya ubalozi wa Kenya kwenye Umoja wa Mataifa katika jiji la New York, yakanipata yaliyonipata nilipopiga simu Washington DC.

Kwa nini Uhuru na Ruto wametuletea "Wakenyareza/Wakenya lishi" kufanya kazi katika afisi ya ubalozi wa kenya na huku hawawezi kusema Kiswahili?

Ningependa kujua, Je, nchi ya Kenya inatawaliwa na Wakenya au ni Wakenyareza/Wakenyalishi?

Maelezo:

Mkenyareza au Mkenyalishi ni mtu ambaye asili yake ni ya Kenya lakini kila kitu katika maisha yake yote anachofanya kila siku kinafuatana na mila za Waingereza.

Mkenyareza/Mkenyalishi ana majina ya kigeni, mila za kigeni, anafuata imani ya kigeni. Je, ndiyo sababu unaona tuna matatizo mengi katika bara la Afrika kwa sababu, wanaotutawala ni "WAINGEREZA" ila wana sura ya Kiafrika tu!

Mkenya halisi, Umenena kama mwanachama halisi wa baraza la wazee. Mtu yeyote anayetaka kuja ziara na kukaa Afrika Mashariki anapaswa kupitisha mtihani wa Kiswahili wakati wa kuomba visa.

I'm starting to appreciate South Africa' leadership. It makes sense for continental Africans to connect. I wish the black Diaspora would also learn this east African language. Somebody needs to bring the learning software to amazon asap.