Story of Chris Mburu: A man who converted his Kenyan Village to speaking French.
Story of Chris Mburu: France government has recognized the efforts of Chris Mburu by awarding him a chevalier media.
Speaking at the event that was held at Mitahato village, French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet swore to continue supporting Mburu’s efforts after his library in the village received immense interest from locals.
The ambassador stated,” I think what Chris Mburu has been doing here is to give back to his community. He came from humble beginnings and he grew professionally to be a UN representative in Congo Brazzaville which is one of the most senior diplomatic jobs. We have more than 500 teachers across the country.”
Notably, The French embassy, also promised to work alongside Mburu, especially during the francophone month, celebrated every March.
The statement read,”Congratulations Chris Mburu on your achievements. Mitahato is indeed a Francophone village and we will continue to partner to bring the French language even closer to the people. We look forward to an engaging Francophonie Month next year. Felicitation.”
Mburu who learnt French, while working for UN, founded the Francophone Network of Kenya and converted his house into a French Library.
This has seen over 2,000 children enrol for free lessons by the year 2020.
Mburu stated,”Kenya is already a very renowned tourist destination. This will create more awareness among people who are coming to visit Kenya. We have been receiving a lot of people from France,”
“The Ministry of Education should ensure that French is really intensified in secondary school and make it possible for children to choose to do French,” he added.
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