HC Deb 22 July 1926 vol 198 c1411
42. Mr. GILLETT

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is proposed to translate the laws of Kenya Colony which affect native races into their own language of Kishwahili?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Amery)

As far as I know, no such proposal is contemplated, and it is doubtful whether it would be effective in view of the very small number of literate natives. Ki-Swahili may be described as a lingua franca of the East African coast and is not the native language of the inhabitants of the Colony, the majority of whom speak other languages.