National Kiswahili Council To Soon Be Established In Uganda

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news September 7, 2022

The EAC Affairs Ministry is currently engaging the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to establish the National Kiswahili Council in Uganda.

Rebecca Kadaga, the Minister for African Community Affairs says the council will take lead in Kiswahili development initiatives at national level.

“I wish to inform you that they have prepared a cabinet paper on this matter and it guided that an organisational structure of the National Kiswahili Council and its attendant cost implications be developed for consideration by cabinet before its approval,” said Kadaga.

She says there is a need to enhance the ability to communicate in Kiswahili by business persons. This will help in engaging in cross-border trade, which will enhance intra-regional trade and facilitate the implementation of the Common Market Protocol.

Kadaga told the August House that the East African Kiswahili Commission prioritized the Parliament of Uganda as a key entry point for Kiswahili.

“The use of Kiswahili by Parliament would inspire other institutions of government as well as state and non-state actors on promoting the use of Kiswahili in both official and non-official domains,” Kadaga noted.

Kadaga said this while making a statement to Parliament on the implementation of the 21st East African Community Summit Directive on Uganda to adopt Kiswahili as an official language of the community.

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