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===Kenya=== In Kenya, Swahili (or Kiswahili as it is referred to in the Constitution and by the Kenya Law Reform Society <ref> https://www.klrc.go.ke/index.php/constitution-of-kenya/108-chapter-two-the-republic/173-7-national-official-and-other-languages</ref> ) has been the national language since 1964 and is official since 2010.<ref name="theeastafrican.co.ke">{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-finally-adopts-kiswahili-as-official-language-3869770|title=Uganda finally adopts Kiswahili as official language|work=[[Nation Media Group|The East African]]|date=5 July 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> ''Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa'' (CHAKITA) was established in 1998 to research and promote Kiswahili language in Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chakita.org/|title=CHAKITA:Chama Cha Kiswahili Cha Taifa|work=chakita.org|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> Kiswahili is a compulsory subject in all Kenyan primary and secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/cs-matiangi-kiswahili-remain-compulsory-in-new-curriculum/|title=CS Matiangi: Kiswahili to remain compulsory in new curriculum|work=Kenya Broadcasting Corporation(KBC)|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
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