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This article discusses the bilingual education policy in Kenya. The country's language policy responds mainly to the socio-political ideology adopted at independence, which emphasizes free enterprise, individual achievement and foreign investment. It puts a great deal of premium on the English language as a facilitator of internationalism and a catalyst of technical and industrial development. It also promises to ensure the protection of local cultural heritage, including languages, and preservation of national independence and cultural distinctiveness. The rationale of the Kenyan language policy was to preserve local ethnic identities, develop a national identity and foster international communications and econotechnical development.