An Evaluation of Linguistic and Cultural Implications of Localising Software in Kiswahili: The case of Google
Rufus Karani Munyua is an interpreter/translator trainer and lecturer at the Centre for Translation and Interpretation (CTI), University of Nairobi (Kenya). He holds a Bed (Arts) from Kenyatta University, MA in Interpretation (University of Nairobi) and has been awarded PhD in Kiswahili Translation (University of Nairobi). His research and academic interests include: translation and localization, terminology development, conference interpretation, semantics and pragmatics and research methods. Rufus has a number of publications in peer-reviewed local and international journals. At CTI, he is also a member of the CTI Academic Board and the coordinator of timetables dissertations and programmes.
Research Supervisors
Prof. Iribe Mwangi
Prof. K.W. Wamitila
Prof. Tom Olali