Abstract
While it is officially recognized that Kenya is a multilingual state, necessary mechanisms for theeffective management of this diversity have not been effected. With English and Kiswahili occupyingthe "official language" positions, the other more than forty local languages are excluded and have no"official" recognition. The relatively recent development of vernacular mass media has not onlyprovided an impetus for the re-examination of the status of indigenous languages in Kenya, it has alsobrought with it opportunities and challenges which are yet to be critically examined. Many questionsare being raised regarding the status of the vernacular mass media, their possible influence on the locallanguages, the possible challenges they raise within the national language policy, and their role in thepublic domain. This paper addresses these questions and examines the relationship between thevernacular mass media and the Kenyan indigenous languages.Keywords: indigenous languages, language management, vernacular mass media
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