A fresh storm over religious freedom is brewing in Siaya County after St. Mary’s Lwak Girls High School – a prestigious Catholic-sponsored national institution – allegedly barred a 15-year-old Muslim student from wearing her hijab, despite explicit assurances during admission.
The controversy has escalated rapidly, with Parliament intervening on February 26 and Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok ordering the girl’s immediate return to class “as soon as today.”
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