By The Arusha News Reporter
More than 1,500 participants are expected to take part today, Saturday 28 June, in the second Swahili Day Marathon, which will start and finish at the historic Arusha Declaration Monument.
The flag-off is scheduled at 6:00 a.m.
“This year’s response is tremendous,” said Consolata Mushi, Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Swahili Council (BAKITA).
The United Nations declared 7 July as World Kiswahili Language Day in recognition of Kiswahili’s growing global influence.
The language is spoken by over 200 million people worldwide and is an official language of the East African Community (EAC), the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
