The kofia is a brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa, especially Swahili-speaking cultures. Kofia is a Swahili word that means hat. The kofia is worn with a dashiki, a colorful African shirt which is called a kitenge shirt in some regions of East Africa. In Kenya, Muslims of all tribes wear the kofia with a kanzu, a white robe with a tassel. Recently, many Christians in Kenya have started to wear the kanzu as well. In Uganda, the kofia is worn with the kanzu on informal occasions.
Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of Kenya, was often photographed wearing a kofia...