[lg policy] Ngugi Wa Thiong'o releases new book Michael Chepkwony And George Orido Posted On: 07th Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Veteran author Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o at the Sarova Stanley Hotel when he pupularised his new book in Gikuyu Kenda Muiyuru published by the East Africa Educational Publishers yesterday. [PHOTO:GEORGE ORIDO/Standard] Renowned Kenyan author Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o has asked the Government to make learning of vernacular a policy and an added advantage for employment in the civil service. “Government policy matters. Make African languages matter in real life. It should go all the way to secondary schools, universities and even the civil service. Knowing a local language should be an added advantage,” said the author of Weep not, Child yesterday. He added: “Universities and high schools have a responsibility (of promoting continuity in learning). Language is a serious instrument of learning.” Ngugi argued that during employment interviews, those who have m

[Harold Schiffman]

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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