Tourism & Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala with Swahili scholar Prof Kimani Njogu (R) during the flag off of the march from KICC to the National Museum of Kenya on July 7, 2022, aimed at creating awareness of Kiswahili being the first officially recognized African Language by UNESCO. Looking on are members of The National Steering Committee of the World Kiswahili Language Day 2022 chaired by CS Balala led the World Kiswahili Day celebrations in Nairobi, while other celebrations took place in New York and Geneva, urging that one day be set aside to conduct all government business in the National Language.