Controversial YouTuber Vincent Mboya now claims he can no longer speak Swahili fluently, one year after relocating to Canada.
In a video shared on his Instagram stories on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Mboya revealed he has been off social media for some time and used the opportunity to respond to fans who had been asking about his whereabouts.
Speaking with a noticeable struggle in Swahili, the controversial YouTuber apologised for his broken grammar and said he was slowly forgetting the language.
“I want to take one minute of your time to address where I have been. Let me address you in Swahili for every Kenyan to understand. I am so sorry my Swahili is bad, I have forgotten it completely,” he shared.
Adding;
“Habari yenu Wakenya, nimeskia, you are looking for me. Nataka kuwaambia I’m doing okay, nimekuwa busy. I have not been online. I have tried. Anyway, I have been very busy, but I’m coming back very soon.”.
This is not the first time the creator has raised concerns about his fading Swahili skills. In August 2024, just months after settling in Toronto, Mboya posted a video saying he had started to forget the language because he rarely uses it in his daily life.
He explained that in Canada, most of his conversations are in English, Spanish, or French, leaving him with very few opportunities to practice Swahili.
“It has been nine months since I came to Toronto, and I’ve started forgetting Kiswahili. Here, I speak English, Spanish, and French, and I can’t remember the last time I spoke Kiswahili. I’m getting worried because I’m forgetting my language,” he said in the earlier video.
He also appealed to fans and anyone who could help him relearn the language to reach out via his social media pages.
“If you can help me, please DM me on Instagram or TikTok,” Mboya said.
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