Uganda: Swahili becomes official language

Ugandan presidency said in a statement that it validated the adoption of Swahili as one of the country’s official languages and recommended its teaching in primary and secondary schools.

The Swahili language develops and becomes one of the official languages in Uganda.

In a tweeted statement, the Ugandan cabinet said the decision followed a directive by the East African Community bloc to adopt the language to ease communication among member countries

Cabinet approved the implementation of the 21st EAC Summit directive in Uganda to adopt 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈 𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 of the community. Cabinet also recommended that the teaching of Kiswahili in primary and secondary should be made compulsory. pic.twitter.com/LfBPJs2ruK

— Government of Uganda (@GovUganda) July 5, 2022

Swahili, which originated in East Africa, is one of the world’s 10 most widely spoken languages with about 200 million speakers.

The United Nations declared July 7 of each year to be dedicated to the celebration of the Swahili language.