Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Muslim leaders call stop to Mombasa riots

Muslim leaders call stop to Mombasa riots


Written By:KBC reporters,    Posted: Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Sheikh Aboud Rogo was killed by unknown assalaints on Monday in Mombasa.
Muslim leaders under the National Muslim Leaders Forum (NAMLEF) banner have called for the immediate end of the chaos that has rocked Mombasa following the killing of radical cleric Sheikh Aboud Rogo.
The leaders called for an end to the violent protests at the coastal city, appealing to the nation to ignore the innuendos that the chaos were religious saying that they have no qualms with Christians.
The leaders, who included cabinet minister Mohammed Elmi and MPs Najib Balala, Aden Duale, Abdikadir Mohamed and Mohamed Dor maintained that Sheikh Rogo was the seventh Muslim leader to be killed in recent months and asked for speedy investigations into Sheikh Rogo's death.
They cited the murder of another preacher, Samir Hashim Khan, and the disappearance of Mohamed Bekhit Hassan and four others in April this year as part of a wider campaign by security agents to execute Muslim leaders.
"We are seeing the hand of the Americans in the killing of Muslim leaders," NAMLEF Chairman Mr Abdi said.
However the leaders strongly condemned the acts of violence that have seen churches burnt during the protests, where one prison warder was also killed.
The leaders spoke only a day after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko appointed Assistant Deputy DPP Jacob Ondari to coordinate the team that will investigate the murder.
The team comprises representatives from his office, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Commission on Administration of Justice and the Police.
The move by the DPP appears aimed at winning the confidence of Kenyans in the investigations into Sheikh Rogo's murder after the preacher's wife; Haniya Said Sagal accused the police of killing her husband.
Mr Tobiko called for "comprehensive, independent and expeditious investigation into the murder with a view of apprehending and bringing to justice the perpetrators of the crime."
"The team will submit the resultant investigation file to the DPP within 14 days with findings and recommendations thereon," he added.

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