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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya’s parliament has banned the wearing of a suit, named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, within the building, BBC reports.<\/p>\n

Speaker of Parliament Moses Wetangula said Kaunda suits, as well as traditional African clothes, were not welcome.<\/p>\n

Kenyan President William Ruto often wears them on official occasions.<\/p>\n

This has made the Kaunda suit – a safari jacket with matching trousers – popular with the political class.<\/p>\n

The suit is named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who loved wearing them.<\/p>\n

It is often short-sleeved, and is worn without a tie.<\/p>\n

Mr Ruto has worn the suit sometimes with a short upturned collar.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Mr Wetangula said his decision to ban the suit was due to emerging fashion trends that threatened the established parliamentary dress code.<\/p>\n

He noted that a proper dress code for men “means a coat, a collar, a tie, long-sleeved shirt, long trousers, socks, shoes, or service uniform”.<\/p>\n

“For ladies, business, formal, or smart casual wear applies. Skirts and dresses should be below knee-length and decent. Sleeveless blouses are prohibited,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Kaunda suit has been allowed previously in parliament and some MPs have been known for often wearing them.<\/p>\n

Mr Wetangula acknowledged that these suits had been “somehow tolerated” in the past but that it was now time to stop that amid a threat to the parliamentary dress code.<\/p>\n

The Kaunda suit has trended on social media in Kenya in recent times, after Mr Ruto started wearing them on official occasions.<\/p>\n

The banning of the suit has elicited mixed reactions on social media, with some wondering why “African attire” would be banned by an African parliament, while others supported it.<\/p>\n

Some have also mocked the ban, saying the Kaunda suit would now be reserved for the president.<\/p>\n

“Just when you think you’ve seen it all… I guess the Kaunda suits have now been reserved for [the president],” said a social media user on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

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