Why radical proposal on school uniforms misses the point

Parents and students queue at Uniform distributors in River Road to buy learning requirements early this year. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

In what could have been the case of unintended consequences, a proposal to have all students in primary and secondary schools wear similar uniforms has kicked up a huge storm.

While the Ministry of Education is still studying the proposal, if the furore it has caused is anything to go by, then the ministry will have to do a lot of convincing.