{"id":335,"date":"2022-03-01T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fass.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:25:28","slug":"department-of-kiswahili-and-other-african-languages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/department-of-kiswahili-and-other-african-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Kiswahili and Other African Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"335\" class=\"elementor elementor-335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d355873 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d355873\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5afc49b1\" data-id=\"5afc49b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387ed4fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"387ed4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gladys-Kinara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gladys-Kinara.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gladys-Kinara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gladys-Kinara-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604eeb63 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"604eeb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.kibu.ac.ke\/dr-gladys-kinara\/\">Dr. Gladys Kinara<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14198aac\" data-id=\"14198aac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-300edbb8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"300edbb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-269a3a21\" data-id=\"269a3a21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;50&quot;}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e0def7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63e0def7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d833f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d833f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COD, Kiswahili and Other African Languages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428fff17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"428fff17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lecturer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaf9e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aaf9e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a vibrant academic community dedicated to the study, preservation, and advancement of African languages and cultures. We nurture critical inquiry, creative expression, and linguistic excellence, preparing students to engage meaningfully with society, research, and the global knowledge economy. We promote African languages as powerful tools for identity, communication, and development, while fostering innovation, inclusivity, and cultural heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-322f317f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"322f317f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef9824c\" data-id=\"7ef9824c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b99e3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b99e3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c3a5e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"13c3a5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fabef95 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fabef95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0d4f2b\" data-id=\"d0d4f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e38ec7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e38ec7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gradR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gradR.jpg 870w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gradR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gradR-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75459783 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"75459783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Research Areas<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36bfbab9\" data-id=\"36bfbab9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a62658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a62658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AcademicP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AcademicP.jpg 880w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AcademicP-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AcademicP-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e201278 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e201278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Programmes<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac4b7e1\" data-id=\"3ac4b7e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3e4e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a3e4e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4656\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GradPr-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561f99b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"561f99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Graduate 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