 Key activities mandated for the organization include creating a healthy atmosphere for the development of Swahili, encouraging use of the language in government and business functions, coordinating activities of other organizations involved with Swahili, standardizing the language.Although other bodies and agencies can propose new vocabularies, BAKITA is the only organisation that can approve its usage in the Swahili language.In Kenya, "Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa" (CHAKITA) was established in 1998 to research and propose means by which Kiswahili can be integrated to a national language.