NAIROBI, Kenya — This country’s struggle to emerge from decades of authoritarian rule and economic decline might be best summed up today in a word: pajamas. A few weeks ago, a Kenyan legislator came ...
Wandia Gichuru during the photo shoot at her Lavington home. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] A recent survey revealed that only five per cent of Kenyans wear clothes made in Kenya. Most Kenyans wear ...
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 give is that Kenyan-made ...
On Tuesday, November 28, Kenya's parliament made a controversial decision to prohibit the wearing of the Kaunda suit and African traditional attire. The Kaunda suit, named after the late Zambian ...
A favorite of President William Ruto, the suit was banned along with other traditional African attire for violating parliamentary dress codes. Proper attire, the speaker decreed, is a Western suit and ...