{"id":18357,"date":"2020-11-30T20:18:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T20:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=18357"},"modified":"2020-11-30T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T20:18:27","slug":"no-more-room-for-fresh-views-on-bbi-raila-tells-muslim-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/no-more-room-for-fresh-views-on-bbi-raila-tells-muslim-leaders","title":{"rendered":"No more room for fresh views on BBI, Raila tells Muslim leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author:\u00a0PATRICK BEJA<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> ODM leader Raila Odinga has said there is no more time to engage Kenyans on the proposed constitutional amendments under the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).<\/p>\n

Speaking in Mombasa yesterday, Raila said those with contrary views were within their democratic right to do so.<\/p>\n

He spoke aboard the Tamarind dhow when he engaged leaders from the Majlis Ulama and Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council (Kemnac), who presented their memorandum on the BBI.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs things stand, there is no room to accommodate fresh views on BBI. The Constitution is a living document. The gaps identified will be filled through amendments over time.<\/p>\n

First amendment<\/p>\n

“This is the first amendment to the 2010 Constitution. Even the best constitution in the world has been amended many times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Muslim leaders were led by Kemnac chair Juma Ngao and Majlis Ulama\u2019s Sheikh Rishard Raja Ramadhan.<\/p>\n

Jomvu legislator Badi Twalib represented Governor Hassan Joho, who has pitched tent in Msambweni to campaign for ODM candidate Omar Boga for the December 15 by-election.<\/p>\n

In the memorandum presented by Sheikh Ngao, the Muslim leaders demanded that if the president is a non-Muslim, the positions of deputy president or prime minister be handed to a Muslim from the Coast region.<\/p>\n

They called for elevation of the office of Chief Kadhi to the equivalent of a High Court judge, and establishment of Kadhi\u2019s Court of Appeal to handle cases of the lower Kadhi\u2019s courts.<\/p>\n

The clerics called for the establishment of the Board of Muslim Scholars of Kenya under the chairmanship of the Mufty of Kenya.<\/p>\n

They demanded that all ambassadors appointed to Muslim and Arabian countries be Muslims.<\/p>\n

They also sought the promotion of Muslims to senior positions in the military and in all uniformed disciplined forces.<\/p>\n

The clerics called for the implementation of the Ndung\u2019u land report and the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report to resolve land conflicts in the Coast region.<\/p>\n

They called for the formation of a committee representing coastal communities to find a lasting solution to the problem surrounding land belonging to absentee landlords.<\/p>\n

Registration of Islamic universities with name \u201cIslamic\u201d, was also sought, “to avoid discrimination”.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had consultation with the former Prime Minister for about three hours on BBI and we hope our views to the President will be considered,\u201d Ngao said.<\/p>\n

Raila expressed confidence that the BBI document would sail through, noting that it had already received massive endorsements from Kenyans who had appended their signatures to it.<\/p>\n

Mr Twalib said the BBI document had captured important issues for the Coast region, including promotion of the blue economy, and urged residents to endorse it.<\/p>\n

\u201cPromotion of the blue economy and cash crops in the Coast region have been well anchored (in the BBI report) and hence we should support this document as a region,\u201d Twalib said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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