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In 2015, Isiolo-based and Methodist Church-owned St Paul Kiwanjani Secondary School refused to allow three Muslim girls to wear head coverings and trousers to school, leading to their suspension, the result was a drawn-out legal contest from the High court to the Supreme Court.
That August, the High Court stopped students at the school from wearing the religious attire pending determination of a case by the Methodist Church.
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