Dear Listers, I read the article in the papers and tried to link the shariah law to what I was reading in vain....however tho late in response I felt it would be appropriate to share some personla views... response to the first post sent ( by Wainaina) I am not sure where the information came from that the closing down of video dens has anything to do with enforcement of shari’ah law. It is a matter of fact that video dens, which are scattered all over the less affluent regions of the country, and mainly in slums, are responsible for very many ills in those areas. Talk to anyone living in a slum in Nairobi and they will testify to the fact that not only are children missing school to watch unsuitable movies, they are picking up extremely bad habits from these video dens and are being exposed to sexual abuse by sexual predators who not only give them the entrance fee to watch some movies but prey on them while they are in those very dens. It is about time somebody stood up to this. Secondly, you must be more responsible when making a statement such as ‘outlaw DSTV video dens and related activities’. The only thing that was outlawed was the video dens and it was done with the full support of the local authorities. If you live in Mandera and decide to install DSTV in your own house, then so be it but please, allow them to take responsibility for what their children are being fed by way of ‘entertainment’ Anyone may watch supersport matches where they please and drink smoke etc but children must be protected. Try talking to someone whose child is exposed to this and lets hear what they have to say. This is not about kadhi’s courts, this is about protecting children in Kenya and clearly the authorities there felt that it was an important move to make, This is not about shariah or the current/new constitution or any of that..... but about right thinking adults seeking to protect children. It just so happens to be a step taken by a people in an area vastly populated by Muslims... I laud DSTV for not jumping on the bandwagon and making rash comments and connections but monitoring ( read gather correct information) the situation before putting egg on their faces...kudos Isaboke and Ondimu. Kenya is not a secular state. If it was, Raila would not go to such lengths to get himself baptized, and neither would the President going to church on Sunday be attended to by ministers and PSs and televised to boot. Incidentally, I would like to know who fuels his car and pays for this bodyguards on Sunday when he attends church – yes, yours and my hard earned taxes. Let us try and be be responsible over some of the connections we make I think that there is no doubt that the kadhis courts are about personal, family and inheritance law for the Muslims and in no way affects non muslims...so please vote yes...Jesus does say love your neighbour.....so do love us please. I challenge wainaina et all to find out more about shariah law...especially its inception and framework of implementation before the law is applied....and rest assured that Kenya is no where ready for this......and not in our great grand childrens lifetimes either. Please get facts from a reputable book or institutions some of the drivel I have read....!!!! kionjoo..... Do you think that the KRA would be ready and willing to take care of the poor and underpriviledged in this country by making sure that all eat ( three meals a day) get educated ( at public costs fully) have roofs over each and every head? using the taxes of the rich and priveledged to make sure that the poor and underpreviledged lead a minimum acceptable basic existence thus eliminating any reason to for example steal.......that is the FIRST demand shariah law would make upon its government.....yep Kenya not ready for this at all! Regards, Fatma PS, as I am not a scholar on islamic studies the views above are personla but anchored on my limited understanding of fiqh islamic law.. On 4/27/10, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina@madeinkenya.org> wrote:
The recent move by Muslim Sheikhs to enforce Sharia Law, outlaw DSTV, video dens & related activities in Mandera could not have come at a more unfortunate time. The support they have received from SUPREM (Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims) further complicates the debate on the "continued" inclusion of Kadhi Courts in our Constitution.
Now that the SUPKEM has proved to support such apparent 'treason' in my secular nation, President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga must also commit to ensuring that religion and religious courts are omitted from the new constitution. That is the pact they must sign with the NO campaign if a YES vote is to sail through without question. No religion, especially fundamentalist Islam, should enjoy the privileges of my hard-earned taxes to propagate religious activities that may disintegrate into such treasonable actions as by the Sheikhs.
My vote would easily change to a resounding "NO" unless I am assured by the Constitution that no Sheikh or Buddist monk, Hindu priest or Christian cleric will get away with the absurd audacity of attempting to determine where I watch my Supersport matches, what I drink as I do so; where and what I can smoke or drink in an independent secular KENYA.
No religion should 'get it twisted' on its place in secular Kenya and no loopholes should allow Sheikhs or SUPKEM to get away with such treasonable actions.
Regards, Wainaina
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