[kictanet] Red card to sheikhs

Tue Apr 27 10:58:31 EAT 2010

Listers I read the newspaper article and tried very hard to join the  
dots between the ban ,existing kadhis courts and the whole Sheria law  
and the new constitution issue. Obviuosly I could not  find any link,  
please find a response below to the issues raised by my fellow lister  
Wainaina.
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> 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.
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> 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 livin 
> g in a slum in Nairobi and they will testify to the fact that not on 
> ly 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 ar 
> e in those very dens.  It is about time somebody stood up to this.   
> ( we are assisting a family whose story we are describing in this re 
> sponse to this mail) Secondly, you must be more responsible when mak 
> ing a statement such as ‘outlaw DSTV video dens and related activiti 
> es’.  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 i 
> n Mandera and decide to install DSTV in your own house, then so be i 
> t but please, lets be responsible for what our children are being fe 
> d by way of ‘entertainment’
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> 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.
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> 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
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> You can watch your supersport matches where you please and drink  
> smoke as well  these are personal choices which we all make and not  
> to bring religion into this (sic) bit no religion allows these  
> activities openly if the sermons I watch on TV are to be  
> believed .Try talking to someone whose child is exposed to this and  
> lets hear what they have to say( I hear its the work of the devo)  
> This is not about kadhi’s courts, this is about protecting children  
> in Kenya and I hope these are not your views I am hoping that maybe  
> you are just carried away by time or were tired ( you did send your  
> post rather late) take the time to talk to someone whose child has b 
> een exposed to pornography and sexuality when they are not ready for 
>  it. This is not about religion, but about right thinking adults see 
> king to protect children.
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> 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.
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> PS:  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 by ministers and  
> PSs.  Incidentally, I would like to know who fuels his car and pays  
> for this bodyguards on Sunday when he attends church – yes, yours an 
> d my hard earned taxes.  Don’t fool yourself. Maybe this is just new 
>  twist on the drive to up the NO campaign?
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> Regards,
> Fatma
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