Supreme Court erred in ruling on the hijab

A major controversy has been stirred by the apex court after it quashed Court of Appeal’s ruling on the validity of Hijab (Islamic female head cover) in schools.

The Supreme Court ruled that the tolerability of the apparel would be determined by respective schools which, of course, include the Isiolo-based and Methodist Church-owned St Paul Kiwanjani Secondary School that had all along refused to approve it; leading to suspension of three Muslim girls and forced the resultant drawn-out legal contest, from the High court to the Supreme Court. The judgment rendered by majority of judges at the Supreme Court is wrong and should be revisited.