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Africa: Horn
Kenyan Imams hit out at Govt over hostages in Iraq
2004-08-31
Imams have yet again criticised Foreign Affairs minister Ali Mwakwere, saying he had poorly handled the crisis of the three Kenyans held hostage in Iraq. Addressing a Press conference in Mombasa yesterday, Sheikh Khalifa said Muslims and Kenyans were yet to see Government submission commitment in handling the situation. "President Mwai Kibaki told us of his Government's commitment in securing the release of hostages in Iraq. We are yet to see this," the Imam said. He said Government efforts to secure the release of its citizen should not be seen as a shakedown favour but a State duty.

At the same time, Sheikh Khalifa called on the Government to amicably settle the Civil Servants strike by increasing their pay. He said civil servants were resorting to a strike because of the wide salary gap between the majority and their seniors. "The civil servants should be awarded the 600 per cent salary hike. This is because the senior Civil Servants and Cabinet ministers who earn more shop for food in the same markets," he said. The Imam also urged the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the civil society to press for a new Constitution and withdraw their support to the Government until it complied with Muslim Kenyans' wishes.
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