NAIROBI– Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called on Muslim female lawmakers in parliament to wear hijab at all times whenever in public and inside the chambers.
” I would like to urge our women members of parliament to portray a good example and wear hijab whenever in parliament.”said Duale.
Speaking during a fundrive in aid of Madarasas under the umbrella of Humanity Growth and Devaelopment Agency Educational Trust (HGDAET)),Duale exhorted Muslim women leaders to always wear hijab in public in a bid to showcase and symbolise the conventional tenets of islamic Sharia.
“My plea to Muslim women leaders is to cover up whenever in public and uphold the sanctity of hijab.” said CS Duale.
Today, I was greatly privileged to be among the chief guests for a fundsdrive (Waqaaf) towards the education of over 26 Islamic schools (Madarasa) with over 5,000 students in Mandera, through Humanity Growth and Development Agency Education Trust (HGDA) held at a Nairobi Hotel. pic.twitter.com/VfeRciBzYy
— Hon. Aden Duale, EGH (@HonAdenDuale) August 20, 2023
He added that when women leaders wear hijab in public they portray a good image of Islamic religion thus enthrals people into the fold of ismalic.
CS Duale further implored Muslim parents to inculcate virtues of hijab in their daughters underscoring that hijab protects women from indulging in indecent behaviours.
” I want to urge parents to teach their daughters the importance of wearing hijab.” said the CS
This is not the first time CS Duale has called for Muslim women to hijab . In 2019 he asked the Ministry of Education to take disciplinary action against school heads who forces Muslim girls to take off hijab.
In December last year he made remarks suggesting that Muslim girls and women must wear hijab and those who oppose it should move to elsewhere.
The remarks sparked controversy among different quarters including Economist David Ndii who condemned his remarks saying it threetened the democratic space of the Muslim women folk.
However, Duale defended himself saying he was taken out of context and was addressing Muslim girls and women on the importance of complying with the religious practice on hijab.
