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Judge orders public schools to exempt SDA students in row over Sabbath

Alliance High School has denied claims it doesn’t accord SDA students the right to freedom of worship and religion. [Photo: File/Standard]

By Pamela Chepkemei

Nairobi, Kenya: Secondary school students who subscribe to Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church are exempt from weekend classes thanks to a landmark order by a judge hearing a dispute over Sabbath.

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