Koimburi pushes MPs to debate in mother tongues

ByEnigma 808

A Juja MP wants Kikuyu and other indigenous languages spoken on the National Assembly floor for two hours every week.

Koimburi’s mother-tongue motion

  • George Koimburi plans to table the proposal in Parliament.
  • Two weekly hours would be reserved for native-language debates.
  • Cultural inclusivity and better representation are the pitch.
  • Koimburi specifically wants to speak Kikuyu during sessions.

Constitutional roadblock looms large

  • Article 120 limits Parliament to English, Kiswahili, and Sign Language.
  • A simple motion probably won’t cut it legally.
  • Amending that requires a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
  • Public participation would be mandatory for any constitutional change.

Standing orders reinforce the barrier

  • Standing Order 87 locks MPs into one approved language per speech.
  • Indigenous dialects have zero room under current rules.
  • National uniformity is the framework’s stated design goal.

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