@Bashka

All I'm saying is when you put it in the document that's supposed to govern me then it starts to affect me. Knowing it's there becomes (for lack of a better phrase) a distant thorn.

Have you ever applied for a loan from a bank and you see a clause that you are not comfortable with and when you enquire further you are told by everyone to just sign on the dotted line because you'll find it in all banks anyway? That's how I feel.

Bright and interesting people talk about ideas. Those of average intelligence talk about things. Stupid people talk about other people.

Question

Is Kenya a secular state?

If the answer to the above question is yes then there is no debate......Kadhi courts or any other religion based law should never appear in our supreme constitution for that meaning will be lost.

If the answer is anything else but yes then we can discuss if or if not

my two cents.

If you have money that you expect to start using in five years,it now belongs in stocks.

mcreggae and co.,it might actually be a good idea to read the constitution before proclaiming unequivocally that the kadhi's court is not in the constitution. in this day and age when you can easily google the kenyan constitution to do so is either downright lazy or dishonest.

section 66 of the constitution (chapter iv part 2) provides that:

'(1) There shall be a Chief Kadhi and such number,not being less than three,of other Kadhis as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.

'(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed to hold or act in the office of Kadhi unless -

'(a) he professes the Muslim religion; and

'(b) he possesses such knowledge of the Muslim law applicable to any sect or sects of Muslims as qualifies him,in the opinion of the Judicial Service Commission,to hold a Kadhi's court.

'(3) Without prejudice to section 65 (1),there shall be such subordinate courts held by Kadhis as Parliament may establish and each Kadhi's court shall,subject to this Constitution,have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred on it by any law.

'(4) The Chief Kadhi and the other Kadhis,or the Chief Kadhi and such of the other Kadhis (not being less than three in number) as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament,shall each be empowered to hold a Kadhi's court having jurisdiction within the former Protectorate or within such part of the former Protectorate as may be so prescribed:

'Provided that no part of the former Protectorate shall be outside the jurisdiction of some Kadhi's court.

'(5) The jurisdiction of a Kadhi's court shall extend to the determination of questions of Muslim law relating to personal status,marriage,divorce or inheritance in proceedings in which all the parties profess the Muslim religion.'

ps: litoro - you blow hot and cold.

flipthecoin,your post is so idiotic it deifies belief. i wanted to state that with all due respect but you obviously deserve none. the word bigot actually comes to mind on reading your post.

who pays the chief Kadhi? if its from my taxes....NO!!!