Abstract:
The Kenyan Taifa Leo newspaper has a big role in the teaching and learning of Swahili language as it is the only Swahili
newspaper published and distributed all over the country. Swahili language is one of the compulsory and examinable subjects at primary
and secondary school levels. This raises the need to prepare the learners adequately right from the lower levels of primary school. This is
made possible by use of learning materials like Taifa Leo newspaper. This daily carries grammatical and thematic aspects which are
useful in the implementation of the Swahili language curriculum. The paper investigates Taifa Leo’s applicability in the teaching of
Swahili grammar and vocabulary in Secondary schools in Kenya. In addition, the paper will look at the challenges facing the use of the
said newspaper as a classroom teaching resource. Data for the paper was collected through content analysis of sampled Taifa leo
publications. The paper will inspire Swahili scholars to use the Taifa leo as a teaching resource. In addition, it will challenge newspaper
publishers in ensuring proper editing of content to publish so as to minimize occurrence of errors.
