“Who are apex judges to order on hijabs?”, Duale speaks out

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Relligion is a sensitive topic that surely derive hot debates when doctrines are questioned or worse undermined.

The Supreme Court of Kenya since woken up a controversy by overturning a ruling that allowed muslims to wer hijabs in schools following a petition by the Methodist church whichled to a huge criticism on social media.

Further speaking in Garissa on Saturday, Aden Duale faulted the Apex court for not taking into consideration the right to worship as provided for in the constitution.Majority leader Aden Duale has asked Muslims to ignore Supreme Court decision that Muslim students are not allowed to wear hijabs in non-Muslim schools.

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Duale said the ruling takes away the rights of Muslim girls as stipulated in the constitution.

The Garissa Town MP said Muslims will ignore the ruling and have their children wear the outfit in schools as per the teachings of the Quoran, because “no one has the right to interfere with it”.

“Who are apex Judges to order on Hijabs? They should be aware they are a creation of the constitution that has also given every Kenyan right to worship,” Duale said.

“We the Muslims will continue to have our children in school with hijabs,” he added.

The legislator said Kenyans have the right to practice what their religious ascribes to and Muslims are not exceptional.

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