Uganda, March 26 -- Kiswahili teachers have remained unemployed despite the government's decision to integrate the teaching and learning of the language into lower secondary schools' curriculum.

According to the statistics from the Kiswahili Language Teachers Association (CHAKITAU), of the 2,401 registered members in the association, 2,056 teachers are unemployed.

This means that only 345 Kiswahili teachers are employed countrywide by the government.

Of the 345 teachers on the government payroll, 57 are diploma holders, 23 are Master's degree holders,19 are Kiswahili PhD holders and the rest are bachelor's degree holders. One PhD holder is not employed.

CHAKITAU stands for Chama Cha Kiswali Cha Taifa Cha Uganda, a Kiswahili word meani...