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Uganda has adopted Kiswahili as an official language in addition to English. The Cabinet further directed that it be made compulsory in primary and secondary schools. “Cabinet recommended that teaching Kiswahili language in primary and secondary should be made compulsory and examinable. It was also further agreed that training programmes for Parliament, Cabinet and the media be initiated,” a statement released Tuesday on the Cabinet resolutions read. https://twitter.com/GovUganda/status/1544273150803951620?s=20&t=zY_MuRckz3nH8B8V8uVMpQ In 2019, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to adopt Kiswahili as a formal language in the region. SADC is comprised of 16 southern African countries – Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic…
Restaurant chain Java House plans to add five branches in Kenya by October as part of its ambitious expansion plans. Java House Africa Group chief executive Derrick Van Houten says the new branches will be at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Moi International Airport, Eastleigh in Nairobi and Machakos town. Mr Derrick says the expansion is in response to growing demand from consumers. Java House owns the 360 Degrees Artisan Pizza, Kukito and Planet Yogurt food chain brands. With the opening of the five outlets, Java House branch network will increase to 87 across the East Africa region. Currently, it has…
The United Kingdom has advised its Kenyan citizens to apply for their visas six weeks before the travel date. UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott said this would provide ample time for the embassy to process the visa. “I want to apologise to Kenyans for the delays in the UK visas. It is a global challenge; it is not Kenya-specific. This (delay) is due to a huge backlog due to visa applications during Covid-19 that were not processed.” “The various global issues and crises that are going off at the moment but also unprecedented demand for visas is also a reason…