Supreme Court’s Controversial Decision to Ban Hijabs in Schools Evokes Mixed Reactions

The Supreme Court’s decision to ban Muslim students from wearing Hijabs continues to elicit different reactions from Kenyans across different social media platforms.

On Thursday, the highest court on land, overturned a Court of Appeal ruling allowing Muslim students to wear hijabs in school. They said the ruling by the Appellate court was against the school uniform policy.

The decision which was overturned was in relation to a school in Isiolo called St Paul’s Kiwanjani secondary which is sponsored by the Methodist church.

The judges ruled that every school has a right to determine its rules. This landmark decision has elicited different reactions.

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