Ms Shy-Rose Bhanji, East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) member from Tanzania,seconds a resolution on adopting Kiswahili as an East African Community (EAC)official language during an Eala session in Arusha on Thursday. If the resolution is accepted, the EAC treaty will have to be amended to accomodate the change. photo|courtesy of EALA
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The resolution sailed through after hours of heated debate at a special session held here on Thursday evening during which, the lawmakers underscored the need to elevate Kiswahili as one of the official languages of EAC from the current status of lingua franca.
