JSC challenged to advertise Chief Kadhi position

Muslims scholars have asked the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) to ensure the upcoming recruitment of Chief Kadhi position is fair and transparent. Kenya Muslims National Advisory Council (KEMNAC) National Chairman Sheikh Juma Ngao told a conference of Muslims scholars that JSC has assured his council that the new Chief Kadhi and his deputy will be […]

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Duale opposes a woman taking the seat of a Chief Kadhi

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has strongly opposed a suggestion that the seat of a chief Kadhi can be occupied by a woman The former national assembly majority leader faulted the current Chief Kadhi Sheikh Muhdhar who welcomed the idea with the argument that anyone who studied Sharia law can be Kadhi irrespective of gender. Duale […]

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Muslims in Mombasa celebrate Eid-al-Fitr to mark end of Ramadhan

Thousands  of  Muslims in Mombasa have offered special Eid-al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan  in open grounds, mosques and community halls. Eid-al-Fitr (festival of breaking the fast) marks the culmination of Ramadhan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and  is a month of fasting, prayers and spiritual purification. During  […]

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