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Family members of victims of extrajudicial killings and disappearances Ali Said (left)
and Saida Suleiman (Centre) hand over Haki Africa report on extrajudicial killing and
enforced disappearances to the chair of the Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (IPOA) Macharia Njeru (second right) and Murshid Abdalla a commissioner with
the National Police Service.
The report accused the authorities of failing to respond to calls to conduct investigations into the killings and the government was challenged to speak out on the
existence of a counter terrorism policy that
sanctions killing of suspects.
Out of the 81 cases documented in the report titled What do we tell the families?,
22 deaths were as a result of excessive
use of force by police, 4 deaths in police
custody, 31 cases of alleged extrajudicial
execution and 24 cases of enforced disappearances.
"The common thread is that all victims are
Muslims, all fall into the category of being
perceived by authorities to be actual or
potential terror suspects- a label increasingly nebulous and ill-defined given that
every killing and disappearance has been
carried out outside of any known legal
framework," states the 44-page report with
extensive details on what happened to the
victims.
The chairman of the Independent Policing
Oversight Authority (IPOA) Macharia Njeru
said radicalization and terrorism threats
cannot be addressed by disregarding the
rule of law. He condemned the National
Police Services (NPS) for condoning police brutality among its ranks adding that
most of the ongoing police reforms have
not be reflected in the force.
We have a problem with the National Police Service who are non-cooperative that
has been our main challenge. For us to address police brutality we need the leadership of National Police Service to be professional, Njeru said.
Njeru said IPOA is investigation close to
300 cases on police brutality of which 52
files have been forwarded to the Director
of Public Prosecution.
The report was presented to the Chair of
IPOA by families of the victims of extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
Among those who presented the report included Saida Suleiman, the wife of Salim
Hemed who went missing in the hands of
security agencies in 2014 during the infa-
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Kenya Bureau of Statistics to use the projected figures. The court also order that
the revised figures to be published and
gazetted.
In the latest revised figures Mandera population stands at 619,000 people up from
1.026 million while Wajir county population was revised from 662,000 to 399,000
and from 623,000 to 376,000 for Garissa
county.
The governors of the affected counties
were to lodge an appeal at the Supreme
Court but the case is yet to be filed six
months after the ruling owing failure to
meet the lawyers 15 million shillings legal
fees.
NEP education
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Aden urged the government to change
the desperate situation by putting in place
measures that improve the standards of
education in the region and enable students compete favourably with those from
the rest of the country.
Coastal based NGO Haki Africa accused
the county education officials for aiding the
poor performance by pupils in the two regions. Haki Africa executive director Hussein Khalid said since education is now a
devolved function, the county education
officials must be put to task for the poor
performance.
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FATIMA A. HMED
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MARIAM O. MOHAMED
411
ABDU RAHMAN A.
YUSUF 386
384
NAWAL MOHAMED
375
ABDIRAHMAN A. RASHID
348
ZAKIA A. ABDULLAHI
289
MARYAM A. MAALIM
253
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ALIYA F. ABDIKADIR
402
HUSSEIN ABDINASSIR
399
ZAMZAM SHARIF
332
ZUHEIL A. KHALIF
405
ZOHAB ABDI
393
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370
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ILYAS ABDIRAHMAN
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ABDIBASIT M. MAALIM
311
RIDWAAN B. ADAN
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ROWDHA A. MAALIM
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ABDIMALIK A. ALI
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NAJIB A. AHMED
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MUSAB A. MAALIM
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WOMEN
argued with him and held different opinions from him. He strongly
reprimanded men who hit their wives and later had intimate relations with them [as though nothing had transpired].[ a Muslim]
When asked about a husband's responsibility toward a wife, the
Prophet said Give her food when you take food, clothe when you
clothe yourself, do not revile her face, and do not beat her.[ Ab
Dawd]
In his farewell pilgrimage sermon, the Prophet further asserted the
importance of the kind treatment of women, equating the violation
of women's marital rights to a breach of Allah's covenant. Additionally, he discouraged women from marrying men who are known for
their harshness, as evidenced in the story of Fatimah bint Qays
narrated in Muslim: She said: When my period of 'iddah (3 month
waiting period after the death or divorce of a husband) was over, I
mentioned to him that Mu'awiya b. Ab Sufyn and Ab Jahm had
sent proposal of marriage to me, whereupon Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) said: 'As for Ab Jahm, he does not put
down his staff from his shoulder; and as for Mu'awiya, he is a poor
man having no property; marry Usma b. Zayd.' I objected to him,
but he again said: 'Marry Usma'; so I married him. Allah blessed
me therein and I was envied (by others).[ a Muslim
Aisha, the wife of the Prophet also narrates that, ''Allah's Messenger never beat anyone with his hand, neither a woman nor a servant, but only, in the case when he had been fighting in the cause
of Allah (in battle) [a Muslim]
In the following sections, I present an Islamic response to various
aspects or types of domestic abuse, one which takes into account
the higher objectives of Islamic law (maqid).
Physical Abuse:
Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad was sent by Allah as
a mercy to the worlds. He never raised his hand against another
human being. The Prophet's wife ''isha reported that he never
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YOUTH
new things with your family. Look for common interests and learn together with your
family. You can use this opportunity to try
to learn about your family and even your
extended family.
For example, involve the elders by asking
them about your ancestry and involve your
younger siblings by asking them to help
you make a family tree. You can also connect with members of the family whom you
have never met.
Other simpler ways to strengthen ties between generations would be to learn family traditions from your elders. You can, for
example, learn family recipes from your
parents and grandparents.
3. Helping with the Household Chores
Holidays do not apply to household chores.
On the contrary, there might be more. You
can help your mother with the chores
around the house. She will love having
your help. But do not let the chores ruin
your holidays. Instead, turn them into fun
activities in which the whole family can take
part. Include your siblings in daily cooking
and cleaning, allowing them to see that
even work can be fun when everybody
helps. This would speed up the work, reduce tiredness and even allow you some
quality family time.
4. Do not Abandon Good Habits
During the holidays, there is a general
tendency to be less disciplined and to succumb to bad habits. This can have a negative effect on your holidays. If you want to
enjoy your holidays, you need to be fit. Eating well and sleeping well are very important. Avoid going to bed too late. Instead,
sleep right after Isha salah so you can
wake up early the next morning and maximise the day. That way, you can carry out
your activities well and without tiredness.
Another common mistake is that we spend
too much time in front of the television or
on the computer. Allocate some time for
these activities and make sure you stick to
your plan.
5. Reconnect with Allah
Holidays offer us more time to reconnect
with our deen and increase good deeds,
bringing us closer to Allah . Give more time
to your deen at both a community and at an
individual level. Help out more at your local masjid and other Islamic organisations.
You can plan at least one Islamic activity
with your family, such as cooking food for
the poor. When you are on your own, make
more duas, memorise new surahs and
recite more of the Quran. Make yourself
stronger before the holidays are over. This
will also help you to resist the temptation of
participating in haram activities, which are
so prevalent during holidays.
6. Find Some Time to be Alone
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It's easy to talk about the millions displaced, the thousands made into refugees,
the half a million dead. But it's hard to look
into a little girl's eyes who has lost a leg
and a brother and tell her it will be okay.
To meet a brave, smiling five-year-old who
lost her vision to a sniper's bullet. To stare
into the eyes of a man who lost his family and both his legs. To meet doctors and
engineers and students and barbers and
lawyers who live in perpetual limbo of the
shadow of a war which has no end in sight.
But then you meet the bright young men
and women still pursuing their careers, still
swooning over the beauty of their neighbourhoods, still romanticising the idea
of people power, still hopeful for a future
of opportunities to rebuild and start over
again.
Aleppo may have all but fallen but the past
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unwavering refusal to give up. (Al Jazeera)
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good news of Daawah, encouraging the sick and offering supplications for them comes along with a lot of changes in peoples
lives after they leave the wards. Those who recover have had
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through the turbulent times. Those who die, get a chance to repent
and mark their last moments with redemption from the past sins.
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a daawah program that targets all. In the corridors of sickness,
the nurses, doctors and ward assistants are also privileged to see
Islam in practice. Kenyatta National, Nairobi, Mbagathi, Care Hospital, Gertrude Children and Ladnan hospitals are the main medical facilities that the Sheikh frequents every week. The Program
has given route to other humanitarian activities like providing kaffans and according a decent burial for our departed brothers and
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