Tuesday is World Kiswahili Language Day.
Follow @UmojaWaMataifa for updates on the UN's work in Kiswahili, a language spoken by 200+ million people around the world.
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HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🫨
Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to break the 2-hour barrier in official race conditions, storming to a historic 1:59:30‼️
@KejelchaYomif, on his marathon debut, also breaks 2 hours with a stunning 1:59:41 and @jacobkiplimo2 clocks 2:00:28, also faster than the previous world record 😤
‘I want to be a player that young girls can look up to’
Four visa denials later - and having picked up a basketball just six years ago - Madina Okot has made history as the first Kenyan to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft, joining the Atlanta Dream.
Wangari Maathai was harassed, beaten and jailed for championing environmentalism and human rights.
Learn about her courageous life and the achievements of the Green Belt Movement: https://t.co/bTY54CILmI
Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize.
Born on this day, she was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.
We can't be first world if,years after Constitution 2010,we can't hold peaceful and fair elections.The militarization and 'goonification' of elections is an evil worse than 'mlolongo'. The East African neighborhood is becoming (or has been) extremely intolerant and despotic.
I led the council of the @LawSocietyofKe as we visited Mama @IdaOdinga at her Opoda Farm Home to condole with her and pay final respects to the Lt. Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, CGH. We were accompanied by leaders from various branches, the leadership of @fidakenya, and several members of the bar.
We were pleased to find Her Excellency in high spirits as she gave us a walk through Kenya's and the Odinga family's rich history at Kang'o Ka Jaramogi.
Baba's death has left a devastating gap in Kenya's democratic and human rights space, which only he knew how to occupy. We must collectively resolve to live by his ideals, share in his vision, and recommit to his life-long efforts for a free, equal and prosperous Kenya. We are prepared to do our part in this critical cause.
May Baba continue to rest in peace, and may his legacy continue to guide us.
A giant has fallen.
The Father of Democracy.
A selfless leader who chose a Kenya ahead of his personal ambitions.
The President Kenya never had.
A beacon of hope, peace and prosperity.
A statesman.
A Pan-Africanist.
We mourn.
RIP our Party Leader.