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Plan to vet Islamic teachers proposed |
2015-04-08 |
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] The umbrella body of Moslems in the country has pledged to start vetting preachers and what they teach in madrasas to tame radicalisation of youth. The Supreme Council of Kenya Moslems (Supkem) on Tuesday unveiled its "emergency programme" to check the lure of Moslems youth into joining Al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... , the Somalia-based terrorist group blamed for the Garissa massacre. "We will respond to this problem with the seriousness it deserves," said Mr Adan Wachu, the Supkem secretary-general. "We will be putting all our Imams and preachers, be it in Northeastern, at the Coast, in Nairobi or anywhere in Kenya, to speak with one voice with the view of taking inventory of all mosques and madrasas." Mr Wachu, whose organizations is in charge of all mosques and Moslem educational centres in the country, said the new measures will weed out Imams who have been recruiting fighters for Al-Shabaab. On Tuesday, Attorney-General Githu Muigai told the Nation that his office will continue meeting religious leaders to finalise regulations that will tame religious centres used by rogue preachers. "Those (religious leaders) who want to be part of this, and they are many, have already joined us and we are having a very healthy debate one the way forward. Those who don't want to be part of this, we will leave the law to take its course on them," Prof Muigai said in a telephone interview. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 Do they sink? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-04-08 05:01 |
#1 just like us they need to ban sharia charge those who violate state laws by adhering to sharia with their crime then add the treason charge on top. they'll get the message |
Posted by: anon1 2015-04-08 03:17 |