One day the country woke up to a debate that a student had been locked out of school with options of shaving her deadlocks or either dropping outdespite having paid full schoolfees.Many weighed in claiming it was unfair while few thought hair down was no big deal.
Days later the court dropped a bomb on muslim gils ina school driven by the Methodist church which took to court to ensure no one wheres hijab in the school.Online baklash was given to th church following the ruling that the school has the right to state its drescoe regulations.
Kenyans never saw this coming but eventually for a reliefthat has taken as back,the court on Tuesday ordered Olympic High school to re-admit ‘rasta girl’ Makeda Ndida in Form One with immediate effect pending the judgement of her case.
Judge Chacha Mwita gave the orders in a petition where the girl’s father John Mwendwa sued the school for refusing to admit her dreadlocked daughter unless she shaved.
“While in school, the minor shall keep her hair neat and fully covered by a turban, black in colour until further orders of the court,” Mwita said.
The judgement will be delivered on May 3. This means the girl will finish her first term at the school
Makeda’s father filed the suit arguing that refusal by the school to admit her daughter violated her freedom of religion.
The hairstyle is part of her religious belief – Rastafarianism, he said.
Mwendwa testified that the whole family are Rastafari and are forbidden by the Bible from cutting their hair.
Mwendwa, alias Prophet, listed the school’s board of management, the Education Ministry and the Attorney General as respondents.