“Why can’t you speak your language?” A question that sounds so simple but the answer is usually quite loaded. You’ll be familiar with this question if you’re part of a diaspora. My mum speaks five ...

During an interview with The Observer in 2013, Joel Sebunjo noted he was working on his studio project, I Speak Luganda, set for mid-2014 release. However, he pushed the release date for 12 more ...

Nairobi — Suppose every Kenyan president made a quarter of his national address in Gikuyu! Or if every Tanzanian president made a large portion of his speech to the nation in Kichagga or Kisukuma!

Safarini Translator works with Android and iPhone and, the app developer Ambrose Awici hopes, will soon be available to those using Windows phones. He also hopes to add other East African languages in ...

Tough feat. Teaching your children their local dialects is as important as it is difficult. Brian Mutebi finds out how some parents have gone about it. Imagine your children being able to communicate ...

English is Uganda’s official language - but wouldn’t it make sense to adopt a few more along with it? Joshua Wanyama/Africa Knows There are 41 living languages in Uganda. But only three are ever ...