"We do not want the same to happen here as is happening in Nigeria and Sudan because of religious laws," said David Githii, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, on behalf of Kenyan church leaders responding to proposed laws that they fear will legalize Sharia or Islamic law.
The leaders, speaking under The Kenya Church, a grouping of traditional Protestant churches and Pentecostal denominations describe the proposal as a 'cunning one', which they say also introduces inequality through the Sharia law.
"As far as we are concerned 90 per cent of the document is OK, but our bone of contention for the future is clear," said Githii.
The Attorney General released the draft on 23 August that would set in place Christian, Islamic and Hindu courts turning Kenya from a secular into a religious state. The proposed referendum is scheduled to go to the electorate on 23 November. – ENI
