Netflix has come under fire in Kenya for botching Swahili subtitles on its TV and film services.

In an article, Nairobi News says the subtitles indicate "the translators at Netflix have a very poor grasp of Swahili", the most common language spoken in East Africa.

"The subtitles in Swahili have largely been woeful, if not downright laughable and Kenyans on social media are now asking the paid channel to bring their inaccurate translation up to scratch," the news site adds.

The one below, for instance, was wrongly translated to "your lover was dead and he was high". The proper translation should have been "your lover was late and he was high".

Netflix's Swahili so poor that even the Kenyans can notice it https://t.co/hMILivnHAU

— Daniel Mlabwa (@mlabwa) May 14, 2019

One Tweeter suggests the subtitles have distracted her from the show she was watching:

Meanwhile in KENYA....😂(inaccurate netflix subtitles)

Netflix: Are you still watching?

Me:(amazed) Yes, all eyes on the screen,... wondering who the hell came up with this SWAHILI SUBTITLES ......

— ya' gurl nana☆ (@RealestNana) May 14, 2019