Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala with UNESCO Regional Director for Eastern Africa and Representative to Kenya Prof Hubert Gijzen (L), Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director General Mohammed Badi (C) 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. 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.