Wallah Bin Wallah: Kenyans React after Seeing Author in Viral Video for First Time
- Wallah Bin Wallah is one of the most talented Kiswahili authors, and he has done more than just write textbooks
- He has shaped how Kiswahili is taught and understood in East Africa, and Kenyans have admitted they finally put a face to the famous author
- Wallah, in a recent viral interview, revealed that he has travelled to 51 out of 54 African countries
For a long time, the name Wallah Bin Wallah has had a legendary weight in Kenyan schools.
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His Kiswahili books helped generations of pupils and students learn grammar rules and improve their language skills through his well-planned lectures.
Even though he had a huge impact on classrooms, very few Kenyans had ever met or seen him until now.
How many countries has Wallah Bin Wallah travelled to?
A video of Wallah during an interview with Radio 47 quickly went viral on social media, with some Kenyans admitting they had never seen him.
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Many said they were finally putting a face to the author of books whose works defined Kiswahili learning in both primary and secondary schools.
In the viral clip, the author looked calm, collected, and very thoughtful.
Wallah clarified that his ID name is 'Wallah Bin Wallah.'
The accredited author said that he did not know how old he was; only his mother could tell his age.
His favourite meal is ugali and any type of vegetable.
"If I speak sheng nitakuwa nachanganya Kiswahili sanifu na shenge. Sheng najua ili kwamba wanapoongea sheng nisipitwe bila kujua wanasema nini. Najua mbwenya, najua mode, odijo alafu nyinyi wasichana mnaitwa madem. (If I speak Sheng, I’ll be mixing standard Kiswahili with street slang. I know Sheng so that when people use it, I don’t get lost in the conversation. I know words like mbwenya, mode, odijo, and of course, you girls are called madem)."
Wallah said that he loved reading and watching football matches. He shared:
"Napenda kusoma soma. Kila wakati mbali na kusoma kama kuna mchezo wa mpira huo ndio ulevi wangu wa pili. (I love reading. All the time. And apart from reading, if there’s a football match, that’s my other addiction)."
Wallah revealed that out of the 54 countries in Africa, he has not travelled to only one.
"In Africa, there are only three countries I haven’t visited. I’ve travelled to all the others. Just two weeks ago I was in Zambia. It’s only those three that I haven’t been to,” he said.
Netizens react to Wallah Bin Wallah
Here is what they had to say:
Ollie:
Huyu mzee ndio alikaa chini akaona tusome mnyambuliko wa vitenzi?
Sea~Bird:
I'm seeing him for the first time ever nianze class one.
Tim Karis:
We need to see C Muturi now.
Mimah:
This app is so random sasa huyu ametoka wapi.
tj_onam🇰🇪:
Kasongo amefanya adi walla bin wallah amejitokeza.
Tufanane:
Ukimwi ugonjwa mbaya wamaliza binadamu...who remembers
…:
"This man made me suffer kwa Kiswahili na zoezi zake Gosh!"
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
