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Kenyan Christian group rejects Islamic courts in constitution

The head of the National Christian Council of Kenya has called for the removal of provisions for Islamic courts from a draft constitution for the east African country, saying this contradicts with the principle of equality for all religions, reports Ecumenical News International.

"We have said they [Islamic courts] have no business being in the national constitution," the church council general secretary, the Rev. Peter Karanja, told journalists on 3 December in Limuru near Nairobi.

Karanja said that Christians fear the maintenance of the Kadhi courts, as they are known locally, in the latest draft constitution will be a further step towards Islamic rule in Kenya, where Muslims account for 10 percent of the 39 million people and Christians almost 80 percent.

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[12/07/2009]

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