On 9th July IGIHE had reported that over 400 students of Rwathia Girls Secondary school in Kenya had gone on strike demanding for short skirts ’appealing’ uniform.
The girls have won the battle for shorter skirts as the long ones suggested by the school administration, and which they rejected, will now be replaced with shorter ones.
The Kenyan Education Minister Mutula Kilonzo says the girls at Rwathia Secondary School can breathe a sigh of relief as the length of their skirts has been “minimised”.
Mutula on Thursday displayed three sets of skirts for the girls, with various lengths and designs, and indicated the “approved” one.
The minister showed skirts that the girls rejected, the ones they used to wear and what was agreed upon at his offices in Jogoo House, Nairobi.
The demands of the girls have been granted and supported by the Kenyan Constitution in particular the Bill of Rights, Article 53 (2) that states: “A child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child.”
The skirt length was approved after a meeting among the school administration, the girls and the Ministry of Education officials.
Earlier this Month, the furious girls brokeout of school very early Monday morning(9th July) in a peaceful protest demanding for shorter skirts (mini) as opposed to the long skirts (max) introduced as their new school uniform.
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