NAIROBI, Kenya — This country’s struggle to ... that society has from the Western dress code when traditional [African] dress is regarded as something that should not be worn outside the ...

A Kenyan clothing label has taken inspiration from the patterns of the traditional Maasai shuka, a cloth usually worn wrapped around the body, to produce clothes and accessories in vibrant tribal ...

The speaker of Kenya's senate has allowed senators to wear traditional attire inside the chamber. Senators, both male and female, were previously only allowed into the chambers while dressed ...

Speaker of Parliament Moses Wetangula said Kaunda suits, as well as traditional African clothes, were not welcome. Kenyan President William Ruto often wears them on official occasions. This has ...

[Jenipher Wachie, Standard] A recent survey revealed that only five per cent of Kenyans wear clothes made in Kenya. Most Kenyans wear second-hand clothing from abroad, and one of the reasons they ...

But the Kaunda suit was banned from the Kenyan Parliament this week, along with other forms of traditional African dress and tightly-fitted clothing for women. The Kenyan speaker of Parliament ...

Kenya's parliament has previously engaged in discussions about dress code. In November 2020, a ruling was made allowing legislators to dress in traditional African attire in the parliament's debate ...