English in Kenya was ment for administration use, while Swahili was for local unity that is during the colonial period, then later after independence English and Swahili became a basic necessity that every Kenyan had to learn to communicate in both languages, including their own mother languages. So Kenya official language is English, seconded by Swahili, then the local languages
The last guy did not explain well why Kenyans speak English. The answer is, we speak English cos everything in school is taught in English and we have English as a subject in our school curriculum. All this is because we were colonized by Britain. Let us put it this way, not every Kenyan can speak good English but all Kenyans understand English.
you have to remember, tanzania was not a settler colony like kenya. I envy them. i try to learn science in swahili (like chemistry elements) and it is extremely difficult.
English is basically the instructional language in Kenyan schools. We were also colonized by Britons. Kenyans are usually enthusiastic to speak English
Omg no one is talking about how he survived with his phone out recording in downtown areas, places i don't even pick calls from, damn!😂😂😂 They snatched my phone awhile ago from there and i learnt my lesson.
Haha good bargaining for a whitey. To be fair it was the easiest it has ever been...I did not expect him to say yes right away. Probably I still paid too much!
Downtown Nairobi is characterized by 3 Cs.....ie.....Chaotic, Congested, Crime- ridden. Beware of the last one as you walk those streets. Remember the colour of your " Mzungu" skin stands out & will probably attract more attention. Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya.
Why Kenyans speak good English cannot be the main driver for a Vlog. That's a 2 minute discussion tops. Brother has stretched it to 2 whole Vlogs! There are so many angles that are much more interesting.
I have seen your videos which you uploaded when you visited pune and mumbai in india.... have you visited Goa? if not , then you must visit at once when you again arrive here
There are some places in Nairobi that are extremely dangerous for u to walk alone without a local assisting u. However, you tried and the content is awesome. Just be cautious please.
@@MartinHervy yes, there some places where they can drug you using chloroform. You won't even know it coz what mostly happens is that they apply chloroform on their own garments, then come so close to you and make sure you inhale it without you knowing. In seconds you will be unconscious and before you come back to your self, all your valuables are gone. Anytime your instincts warn you, don't go alone. Look for a local to assist you. By the way, just ask Nairobians on that issue as you interact with them and they will enlighten you more.
Wow yeah I had never heard of something like this. This is awful :/ I wonder how it works though. Chloroforms evaporates fast and they'd inhale it too.
@@MartinHervy some will use masks bt others are experts. They apply on the far end of their sleeves, alternatively, some wet a piece of fabric n pass it close to your nose, an operation that takes seconds n the deal is done. Ask nairobians and you'll get profound firsthand info. Many have fallen victims. Me inclusive... Well, Nairobi is a sweet city BUT some parts aren't safe.
So imagine me, a young Kenyan university student, first time ever abroad, having my whole suitcase stolen late at night at the Gare du Nord 😂I got over it ... but it took a long time 😂
So you booked a ticket from all the way wherever you come from, without a tiny bit of research, and landed in Kenya without a single hint that we speak English? Talk about degrading us, the title is 🚮
5:38 the local county council harassing vendors in that grilled pickup truck obviously soliciting for bribes. 5:50 Police officer in blue very likely soliciting for bribes from matatus (public transport) 6:12 pickpockets, conmen, muggers... that kind. This is their haven (building behind). 6:28 Street urchins with their incessant borrowing and always high on something. 9:39 the ignorant Nairobian pretending not to have a clue of his surrounding. Yes, very lively.
Not sure why it's a shock Kenyans speak English... 1) colonized by Britain 2) Kenya has multiple ethnic groups so English/Swahili has been used to communicate 3) The English lived in Kenya for a while
@@MartinHervy there are over 40 tribes with a whole different language each. For example my mom is a Kikuyu, my dad is a luo so I speak both luo and kikuyu then the national languages Swahili and English. The average Kenyan is trilingual.
@@MartinHervy Ben oui, je voulais dire "Y a pas mal de Kenyans qui parlent français aussi". J'habite à Nairobi et j'ai beaucoup d'amis qui parlent français.
Dude. Why are you going to rough parts of the CBD with camera equipment and a lose backpack? 😂Even Kenyans would never do that. Chances of getting pickpocketed are high.
@@MartinHervy You don't have to be Kenyan. Just common sense. Like they tell you to beware of pickpockets in certain tourist hotspots of Paris, Barcelona and Rome, it's the same. Avoid sketchy parts of town. But it seems, for some strange reason, Europeans visiting Africa are always determined to go to poorest, roughest parts when they visit Africa because to them, it's allegedly "the real Africa". Vistors to Europe and North America, on the other hand, never do this. It's as if they're purposefully looking to get robbed. In all my years as a student in Paris and Rome, I never once saw a tourist go to these areas.
HM I don't think that's quite right. I show the part that are the most interesting, that's it. I don't make videos in Paris cause I've lived there and it's boring to me....and many people since it's a common destination. I also have lived there for 2 years, going to all parts of the city and never got anything stolen. Yes it happens, of course. But I'm fairly certain the occurence rate is very different. I'm showing what I see. I'm not showing anything biased.
this guy flew to kenya as a tourist critic? speaking and learning not same thing. kenyans are helping university students in US pass their thesis tests by writing papers. we need this new form of tourism where do dont go to enjoy the scene..need him in egypt to tell them they did not build the pyramids..🤣
That drink might have been sugarcane and ginger. Sorry for the theft, just be careful. Get a bag with a combination lock that's also slash-proof, cuz they can cut the bag.
@@MartinHervy 😂😂🇰🇪am Kenyan our official language is English our national language is kiswahili a simple Google search will save you the embarrassment next time
😂😂the title had me in stitches😂😂
We freaking speak the queen's English!!!
It did the job then 🤓
the queen is dead. long live the king
Fuck the queen and that king, we dont speak english cause we like it. We had no choice but to adapt
Yes we do speak English , even our children speak it very well.......our main languages are English and Swahili
majority of people prefer street swahili
Swahili is the main..actually our vernacular languages are the main
😂😂😂😂
Wow.. Kenyans are so friendly. Proud 🇰🇪
I'm a Kenyan thank you!
English in Kenya was ment for administration use, while Swahili was for local unity that is during the colonial period, then later after independence English and Swahili became a basic necessity that every Kenyan had to learn to communicate in both languages, including their own mother languages. So Kenya official language is English, seconded by Swahili, then the local languages
Mzungu!
Yes...
What are you doing?
I am filming
Continue
...😂😂😂😂😂
I liked that 😁
The last guy did not explain well why Kenyans speak English. The answer is, we speak English cos everything in school is taught in English and we have English as a subject in our school curriculum. All this is because we were colonized by Britain.
Let us put it this way, not every Kenyan can speak good English but all Kenyans understand English.
Bt the main reason is because we are a UK colony bro.
@@DavidLubisia254 Thats not why Kenyans speak 'good' English. It is because it is taught in school
wow ,your video is awesome ,friendly and catchy
just like me
you have to remember, tanzania was not a settler colony like kenya. I envy them. i try to learn science in swahili (like chemistry elements) and it is extremely difficult.
Why is learning science in Swahili more difficult?
@Martin Hervy because in kenya swahili is used for speaking.... not teaching it would be weird teaching subjects in swahili no one would understand
Kenyan national language is Swahili and the official language is English.
Swahili is also official...
English is our official language. It is the primary language of communication in media, schools, government. Swahili is the national language.
girl we see that you searched that up
@@maurairapennink3529 the point is, it's the truth.
@@ladysafari01 who asked
scared to react?@@ladysafari01
im coming from the video of baldcafe.. really nice youtube channel i like it. dont stop frero
Much appreciated fellow baldcafé follower
We speak in our language. Its the air in kenya. The air make you understand
English is basically the instructional language in Kenyan schools. We were also colonized by Britons. Kenyans are usually enthusiastic to speak English
Physically we were colonized until 1963, but nowadays we are colonized through the system!.
I love how Kenyans are friendly
Great content. Of course we do speak English fluently as kenyans
Beautiful city 😊
Hey martin so you are a youtuber that's great.....we met in Ngong hills hiking ...then we went all the way to Kiserian great meeting you pal
Haha I have never been there I'm afraid. Must have been another whitey!
7:10-7:19 hey muzungu? How are you? What are you doing with that thing? 😆
Kenya 🇰🇪 my country
Haha she was the boss out there
😂😂😂😂
Haha frfr that question got me in stiches
I speak English because I went to school 8+4+4 yrs...not because of colonialism 😭😂😂😂
What kind of a title is this? You came all the way thinking you'll find bushmen?
Cool
The park is under renovation that is why it jas been closed
how on earth do you drop from 1800/= to 1500/= so fast?😆
Because it's a fake. Real ones retail 3k minimum. These Chinese ones should be 1k max
@@TheTororist i can buy the same shirt in 450ksh mzae alichotwa
@@danielondieki9155 You mean a fake shirt? A real one is at least 3 or 4K.
Yes most of the Africans are speaking English very well 😊 especially East Africa and South African countries
Thanks for your comments!
Omg no one is talking about how he survived with his phone out recording in downtown areas, places i don't even pick calls from, damn!😂😂😂 They snatched my phone awhile ago from there and i learnt my lesson.
Shit that's annoying! So yeah in the end I got really lucky 😅😁
Your bargaining is good for a white person, and yes, we speak English in kenya,we learn everything in English back in school.
Haha good bargaining for a whitey. To be fair it was the easiest it has ever been...I did not expect him to say yes right away. Probably I still paid too much!
In France noone speaks english😂😂😂
This video is not about France 🤔
9:21 yes thats Odeon Cinema, but I think they relocated.
Have Kenyans seen this title😂😂. Man , you'll be grilled. Yes we speak English
He should have done some research 🤣
Well the video was my research 🕵️ 😜
@@MartinHervy haha muzungu. I like the way you pronounced 'muzungu'
@@MartinHervy nous parlons l'anglais. Tres bien. Et j'parle Francais un peu. Bien venue ici au Kenya.
Welcome to Mombasa Mr matt😊
Kenyans not only speak English but do teach in English
Glad to know it.plz clck on dp
Yes. English is the language of instruction. All subjects are written and taught in English
Welcome Kenya 🎉🎉🎉
Downtown Nairobi is characterized by 3 Cs.....ie.....Chaotic, Congested, Crime- ridden. Beware of the last one as you walk those streets. Remember the colour of your " Mzungu" skin stands out & will probably attract more attention. Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya.
5:12 huyo dem amekafeel kuachwa na muthungu
Are you Jonathan but you want to do Maasai Mara huh?That was so random.What was that guy smoking 😅😅
Kenyan tour marketers 😂😂😂but this guy learned everything about kanairo in an hour 😂😂mic na lens ..check😂
Good ol' trick to trigger the idea. Or if your name really is Jonathan 😂
Trick to start a conversation and market his tour guide job
You said those flowers were pink but they look purple to me
It's all a matter of perspective I guess 😀
Why Kenyans speak good English cannot be the main driver for a Vlog. That's a 2 minute discussion tops. Brother has stretched it to 2 whole Vlogs! There are so many angles that are much more interesting.
That good bro 👍🏻👍🏻
I love my India ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
India is now a tribe in Kenya
We were colonized by British men we speak fluent English.
oooh some music and memes, getting fancy!
Hahah.
It's the "i mix " for me...😂😂😂
Timestamp please!
This thieves are ashaming us.sorry for that ,be careful.
Unfortunately these dumb people are everywhere and I know better than to think it's just Kenya! Changed nothing on my view of Kenya
But are you Jonathan ?
Aren't we all Jonathan 😄
@@MartinHervy we all are😂
The lime & pepper juice is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣.
I wasn't expecting the 🔥!
@@MartinHervy overall it's hilarious because it's not even what you ordered hahaha 🤣🤣🤣.
Hey hii martyn how are you doing i like your videos. How many countries you visited till now???
Good question. Around 20 would be my guess
@@MartinHervy 20 wao nice 👍 and when you come again India??
Maybe in not too long actually!
@@MartinHervy whenever you come please let me know i wanna meet you ❤️
Amazing
I have seen your videos which you uploaded when you visited pune and mumbai in india.... have you visited Goa? if not , then you must visit at once when you again arrive here
There are some places in Nairobi that are extremely dangerous for u to walk alone without a local assisting u. However, you tried and the content is awesome. Just be cautious please.
Thank you for this nice comment. Is there more than small theft happening there?
@@MartinHervy be careful in crowded places especially.
@@MartinHervy yes, there some places where they can drug you using chloroform. You won't even know it coz what mostly happens is that they apply chloroform on their own garments, then come so close to you and make sure you inhale it without you knowing. In seconds you will be unconscious and before you come back to your self, all your valuables are gone. Anytime your instincts warn you, don't go alone. Look for a local to assist you. By the way, just ask Nairobians on that issue as you interact with them and they will enlighten you more.
Wow yeah I had never heard of something like this. This is awful :/
I wonder how it works though. Chloroforms evaporates fast and they'd inhale it too.
@@MartinHervy some will use masks bt others are experts. They apply on the far end of their sleeves, alternatively, some wet a piece of fabric n pass it close to your nose, an operation that takes seconds n the deal is done. Ask nairobians and you'll get profound firsthand info. Many have fallen victims. Me inclusive... Well, Nairobi is a sweet city BUT some parts aren't safe.
So imagine me, a young Kenyan university student, first time ever abroad, having my whole suitcase stolen late at night at the Gare du Nord 😂I got over it ... but it took a long time 😂
Oh shiiiit! That's some travel story!
Nicely👍👍
We speak English, super nice English
So you booked a ticket from all the way wherever you come from, without a tiny bit of research, and landed in Kenya without a single hint that we speak English? Talk about degrading us, the title is 🚮
Degrading you? It's a video of a random guy (me) walking the streets of Nairobi and having a chat with people. Get over yourself.
Just seen a shop called Alabama
Nice content. Keep it up. Tuned in from Kenya 🇰🇪
5:38 the local county council harassing vendors in that grilled pickup truck obviously soliciting for bribes.
5:50 Police officer in blue very likely soliciting for bribes from matatus (public transport)
6:12 pickpockets, conmen, muggers... that kind. This is their haven (building behind).
6:28 Street urchins with their incessant borrowing and always high on something.
9:39 the ignorant Nairobian pretending not to have a clue of his surrounding.
Yes, very lively.
hahaha damn
7:14 Kenyans are comedians for real😂😂
I love how she owned the place 😂😎
@@MartinHervy 😂
Not sure why it's a shock Kenyans speak English... 1) colonized by Britain 2) Kenya has multiple ethnic groups so English/Swahili has been used to communicate 3) The English lived in Kenya for a while
Good summary!
Are you Jonathan you want to do safari that guy hit me well
I should have said yes to see where this was going!
I'm a Kenyan I speak good English and swahili
Thank you for your comment ☺️
😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
My favourite part is when you say its like we are in fukin Japan or something...so I guess its because almost all our vehicles come from Japan 😅
As a Kenyan,, that t-shirt was too expensive
Unachoma we msee wa kusuta tz😂😂😂
When people ask you for money just ignore them. Dont engage whatsoever
You won’t go to heaven 😢😢
@@unjubinunuk5917 God hates lazy people
@@unjubinunuk5917 blasphemy
It's a tough one. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't 🤷
@@lilac8794 you need to repent from your evil mind.
English is taught in school. Every single subject is tauggt in English plus we were colonised by the britons
Le petit es si mignon 🥰
same all over the world
What is? The level of English certainly is not.
Jamaa amegongwa
Hey are you still in Kenya?
Unfortunately I was there only for 2 weeks in February
We speak atleast 3 languages... English, Kiswahili and our mother tongue...I hate your title..but welcome to our country.
Thanks my friend. Why do you hate the title?
Next time be keen with Nairobi 😂
We speak Wakanda
😂😂😑kenyans though😑why are we like this though...ati if you are taking camera you buy😐really now...stop extortion!
Haha to be fair she really was having a laugh
One t shirt made in Kenya for 1500..Jesus Christ
12:48 oh no! 😥 was it a pickpocket? sorry man, lenses are hella expensive 😥😥😥 merde!
A pickpocket specialising in backpacks 😅
@@MartinHervy oh dear, what an expensive lesson. Oh well, welcome to Nairobbery :)
Sarcastic caption😂
So basically Kenyans are tri lingual 😊😊😊 at least
Yep. English and Swahili are national languages, then there's the mother tongue it tribal language. There are over 30 tribes.
Oh I thought it was much tribes!
@@MartinHervy tri lingual with each speaking one of the 56 tribal languages.
@@MartinHervy there are over 40 tribes with a whole different language each. For example my mom is a Kikuyu, my dad is a luo so I speak both luo and kikuyu then the national languages Swahili and English. The average Kenyan is trilingual.
That's an insult, English is our second language
What is an insult? I must have missed something
ofc we talk english boi u think we always out here sasa uko aje even when we playing games like Roblox we don't talk Swahili much
Interesting to know!
Are you Jonathan?😅😅😅😅
🤭
You walked 20 minutes just to look for a litter bin 😂...why didn't you just drop it near a tree or on a corner
Mzungu is pronounced m̩ˈzuŋɡu or Muszungu Mu szu ngu means a white person Wazungu means white people
or in Sheng Mzungus
Y a pas de Kenyans qui parlent français aussi.
Certains parlent le Francais tu veux dire?
@@MartinHervy Ben oui, je voulais dire "Y a pas mal de Kenyans qui parlent français aussi".
J'habite à Nairobi et j'ai beaucoup d'amis qui parlent français.
I don't know why y'all ignoring the fact that he bought that T-shirt for 1500 😂😂
Hahaha shit. How much do you think I should have paid?
200 bro@@MartinHervy
It's a Kenyan sports jazzy. They are expensive though I believe that quality should have costed him a K
15:14 if its spicy it probably has ginger
Hm yes not sure, afterwards I thought it was the mint but ginger makes more sense
That is Odion Cinema
I was surprised cause I knew these cinemas from England and didn't know they were in Kenya too!
@@MartinHervy it is in Kenya
Zis one is French. 😊
Yes Ma'am! Not (h)iding it
@@MartinHervy bien
Everyone knows kenyans speak English. What foolish question. Please learn about the place before going there.
I prefer to do it on camera 😉
Cavebeast
Dude. Why are you going to rough parts of the CBD with camera equipment and a lose backpack? 😂Even Kenyans would never do that. Chances of getting pickpocketed are high.
I guess because I'm not Kenyan! You live and learn!!
@@MartinHervy You don't have to be Kenyan. Just common sense. Like they tell you to beware of pickpockets in certain tourist hotspots of Paris, Barcelona and Rome, it's the same. Avoid sketchy parts of town. But it seems, for some strange reason, Europeans visiting Africa are always determined to go to poorest, roughest parts when they visit Africa because to them, it's allegedly "the real Africa". Vistors to Europe and North America, on the other hand, never do this. It's as if they're purposefully looking to get robbed. In all my years as a student in Paris and Rome, I never once saw a tourist go to these areas.
HM I don't think that's quite right. I show the part that are the most interesting, that's it. I don't make videos in Paris cause I've lived there and it's boring to me....and many people since it's a common destination.
I also have lived there for 2 years, going to all parts of the city and never got anything stolen. Yes it happens, of course. But I'm fairly certain the occurence rate is very different.
I'm showing what I see. I'm not showing anything biased.
this guy flew to kenya as a tourist critic? speaking and learning not same thing. kenyans are helping university students in US pass their thesis tests by writing papers. we need this new form of tourism where do dont go to enjoy the scene..need him in egypt to tell them they did not build the pyramids..🤣
This guy is a joke bruh! Yes, everyone knows Americans get their PhDs from the work of Kenyans.
Next time carry some coins for the kids in streets
We don't encourage that .unless he decides to visit the children home
1500 for a kenyan Jersey tf😂😂😂😂😂walifanyaa Ile kitu
Shit haha. How much should I have paid?
@@MartinHervy probably half because it was a replica lower quality one. Higher quality replicas cost the 1500.
Before you go to a country ,don’t you do research first before embarrassing yourself ?
No I was waiting for you to explain me how the world works😉
Nyef nyef
English is not my language i speak Swahili well than English😅
But you're still commenting in English for me to understand. Thank you for this! 🙏🏼
Mint! And Pineapple
I did not listen to him 🤦🤦🤦
That drink might have been sugarcane and ginger. Sorry for the theft, just be careful. Get a bag with a combination lock that's also slash-proof, cuz they can cut the bag.
Wow that's ridiculous
...no one told you about colonisation, huh?
I had basic knowledge about it. But it's not relevant to the video
😂 rubbish 😂😂😂
Heeeeeee?? 🤓
@@MartinHervy 😂😂🇰🇪am Kenyan our official language is English our national language is kiswahili a simple Google search will save you the embarrassment next time
Ha you didn't understand the point of the video 🤷🏻♂️
Embarrassment is my jam 😘