Reuters quote of the day, May 27

London, May 26 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.

''The basis of any independent government is a national language, and we can no longer continue aping our former colonizers.'' -- Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta in 1974. Kenyatta was elected first prime minister of a self-governing Kenya on May 27, 1963 and became the country's president on independence from Britain the following year.

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