Thomas Lynley: That's absurd. Why, for heaven's sake? Barbara Havers: Well, do you want the truth? Thomas Lynley: Yes! Barbara Havers: No one else would work with me. Thomas Lynley: This is you being nice to me, isn't it? Barbara Havers: Yeah. Barbara Havers: Shall we hit the pub?
According to Ethnologue, there are a total of 68 languages spoken in Kenya. This variety is a reflection of the country's diverse population that includes most major ethnoracial and linguistic groups found in Africa (see Languages of Africa).
It is one of the official languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and is spoken in several other countries, both as a native language and as a lingua franca (a common language used for communication between speakers of different native languages).