ULIMWENGU: SADC boosts Kiswahili; let the elite hang their head and ‘English’ in shame
The Tanzanian elite treat Kiswahili as a second-rate lingo to be employed in the marketplace while haggling over the price of goods, or on political platforms while telling the masses lies about “bringing development” to them. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Tanzanians should be proud that the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) adopted Kiswahili as a region-wide lingua franca at the last summit recently ended in Dar es Salaam.
The 16 members of the economic bloc made that decision in recognition of the role the language could play in bringing the peoples of the region closer together thereby enhancing their cooperation in the political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
