Kenya’s\ngovernment has ordered civil servants to wear locally tailored clothes to work\non Fridays and during public holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\norder is meant to boost the local manufacturing industry, a key plank in\nPresident Uhuru’s Kenyatta so-called Big 4 Agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\norder was communicated in a circular signed by Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto,\nwho has confirmed its authenticity to Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nreads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quote\nMessage: Pursuant to the achievement of the Big 4 Agenda and specifically the\nexpansion of manufacturing by producing better goods and creating local\nemployment, I direct that all members of staff shall on all Fridays be dressed\nin decent, smart casual Kenyan-produced and tailored attire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pursuant\nto the achievement of the Big 4 Agenda and specifically the expansion of\nmanufacturing by producing better goods and creating local employment, I direct\nthat all members of staff shall on all Fridays be dressed in decent, smart\ncasual Kenyan-produced and tailored attire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nis unclear whether there will be disciplinary measures against those who don’t\ncomply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President\nKenyatta and his deputy William Ruto led by example during Sunday’s Heroes’ Day\ncelebrations in the coastal city of Mombasa, wearing Kenyan-made attires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cabinet\nministers and other state officials also wore similar outfits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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