<translate> Voice technology is increasingly the gateway to the internet but this technology doesnt serve everyone equally. Indeed, neither Amazons Alexa, Apples Siri, nor Google Home support a single native African language. This means that millions of people who speak Kiswahili and other African languages cant use voice technology to do something as simple as checking the weather or something as important as checking for COVID updates. <swh>Teknolojia ya sauti inazidi kuwa lango la intaneti - lakini teknolojia hii haitumikii kila mtu kwa usawa. Hakika, Alexa ya Amazon, Siri ya Apple, na Google Home hazihimili hata lugha moja ya asili ya Kiafrika. Hii ina maana kwamba mamilioni ya watu wanaozungumza Kiswahili na lugha nyingine za Kiafrika hawawezi kutumia teknolojia ya sauti kufanya jambo rahisi kama kuangalia hali ya hewa - au jambo muhimu kama kuangalia masasisho ya COVID. 