ORGANIC LAW N°02/2017/OL OF 20/04/2017 ESTABLISHING KISWAHILI AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | 02/2017/OL OF 20/04/2017 — Rwanda law | Esheria

ORGANIC LAW N°02/2017/OL OF 20/04/2017 ESTABLISHING KISWAHILI AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

This provision says the Organic Law establishes Kiswahili as an official language.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
02/2017/OL OF 20/04/2017
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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About this statute

This provision says the Organic Law establishes Kiswahili as an official language. A presidential order determines how Kiswahili is used in Rwanda. This article says the Organic Law was drafted, considered, and adopted in Kinyarwanda. This Organic Law takes effect on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of Rwanda.