Going Back to the Roots

Indigenous Language, Media Performance, and Change in Kenya

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ID2098602
AuthorsFridah Kanana Erastus (0000-0001-5928-769X), Ann H G Kinyua (0000-0002-8441-9532)
Year2023
Volume66
Issue2
Pages417-440
Publication date2023-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2022.170
OpenAlexW4323313495
LanguageEN
References cited11

The introduction of indigenous languages to Kenyan media, following pre- and post-independence realities, opened the floodgate of communications within the country, with both positive and negative consequences. Indigenous languages found expression in creative works, civic communication, and other areas previously reserved solely for English and Kiswahili. Kanana and Kinyua discuss this trajectory within the context of media liberalization, digital migration, and gains from the period of state crackdown on media to the promulgation of the 2010 Kenyan Constitution and devolution of government units reflecting traditional boundaries. Employing secondary research methodologies, they argue the advantages of indigenous languages in the media over the disadvantages highlighted in the literature

Constitution · Context (archaeology · Devolution (biology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Indigenous · Kenya · Liberalization · Linguistics · Political science · Promulgation · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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