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Uhuru Kenyatta’s Kiswahili skills were not always as strong as they are now. It took a few lessons for the outgoing Kenyan President to grasp the language.<\/p>\n
In the run-up to the 2002 General Elections, when Uhuru faced retired President Mwai Kibaki, a primary school teacher named Kefa Ng’ang’a was hired to teach him Kiswahili so that he could not only communicate with, but also appeal to ordinary Kenyans.<\/p>\n
Former Information Permanent Secretary Wamatu Njoroge approached the Kiswahili teacher after he spotted him when presiding over a prize-giving ceremony in Gatundu, Kiambu County.<\/p>\n
Njoroge was pleased with Kefa\u2019s Swahili prowess and offered him a job on the Uhuru Kenyatta presidential campaign team.<\/p>\n
Kefa\u2019s main role was to polish Uhuru\u2019s Swahili so that he could address the public.<\/p>\n
Four times a week, Kefa would go to The Chancery Towers on Valley Road, where Uhuru’s office was, and meet with the president for courses.<\/p>\n
However, because of Uhuru’s rigorous campaign schedule, their timetable altered from time to time.<\/p>\n
Uhuru, according to his Swahili teacher, was a cooperative student who picked up new phrases quickly.<\/p>\n
Kefa would write Uhuru’s speeches in Swahili and hand them over to Njoroge, who would double-check that they were accurate and well written.<\/p>\n
The communication team would point out areas that Kefa would pay attention to in future classes as well as evaluate Uhuru\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n
However, after Uhuru lost the 2002 General Election and the death of Njoroge, Kefa lost contact with him.<\/p>\n
During an interview in October 2020, the Kiswahili teacher stated that he wants to meet the head of state before his tenure ends after the August 9 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Uhuru Kenyatta’s Kiswahili skills were not always as strong as they are now. It took a few lessons for the outgoing Kenyan President to grasp the language. In the run-up to the 2002 General Elections, when Uhuru faced retired President Mwai Kibaki, a primary school teacher named Kefa Ng’ang’a was hired to teach him Kiswahili […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":38893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[177,153],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n