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The Commission for Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) introduced the new marriage bill which proposes that the banning of payment of Dowry as well as men contracting more than one marriage! The Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir East Africa is not surprised at such foreign proposals but feels
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Some Radio Iman presenters have been for a long time pursuing a harsh, dirty, false and deliberate smear campaign against Hizb ut-Tahrir. Their aim is to mislead and discredit Hizb ut-Tahrir's good name and its positive image before the Ummah. They undertake this negative campaign against Hizb ut-Tahrir completely
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The Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir East Africa sent its special delegation of two members namely Shabani Mwalimu (Media Representative) and Abdulrahim Abi Elmi (member of the Central Communication Committee). The delegation arrived at the Pakistan Embassy at 10:15 am on Monday, 8th August 2011.
Press Release
THE FAMINE CRISIS HAS NOT BEEN CAUSED ONLY BY THE DROUGHT BUT RATHER DUE TO AN IRRESPONSIBLE CAPITALIST GOVERNMENT!
It is now estimated that 3.5 Kenyans are faced with starvation. It is heartbreaking to witness the recent images of the hunger stricken families which shows emaciated children looking at their mothers while crying for food and very weak elderly people weak unable to stand who end up sleeping on empty stomach. It has also been reported that in Turkana family slaughtered their dog for food! While we are witnessing this hunger crisis, the government through its official spokesman has openly denied that any person has died of hunger! The government has blamed the situation solely upon a prolonged drought rocking Eastern African region.
The Islamic Party Hizb ut-Tahrir East Africa feels deep sympathy for the suffering millions and categorically states that this situation is not solely caused by drought as claimed by the government but rather a result of government negligence and irresponsibility in caring for the affairs of her own citizens. The government did not take early measures but waited till people died in mass then pretended to act; where was it at the beginning? The drought has not come suddenly or without warning like an accident occurs; rather weather experts/meteorologists in the country studied and forecast this situation but the leaders recklessly ignored the warnings. Two ministers, Esther Murugi of Special Programs and her colleague Sally Kosgei of Agriculture, both declared just two months ago that no Kenyan will ever die of hunger because the government has a lot of food; then ironically the same government now declares famine as a national disaster!
The Islamic Party Hizb ut-Tahrir East Africa is fully aware that Kenya has a vast resources including minerals, rivers, large tracts of fertile land etc but due to corrupt capitalist policies these resources are used only by corporate elites who benefit themselves while the masses ends up with empty hands! It is shameful for Kenya a country with an area 518.677 square km to import maize from Malawi a country with 118,484 square km only. Moreover this government sucks a lot of taxes from taxpayers that can be used to buy fertilizers for farmers, provide subsidies for them money to prepare their farms and set up irrigation schemes that will guarantee food security thus eradicating famine. Yet politicians continue to misuse public funds while ironically the government declares that it has no funds. These are the so-called leaders who instead of working out long-term plans to eradicate poverty are consumed in premature campaigns based on empty and dirty democratic politics. We believe that any government which is serious in eradicating famine should invest in the agricultural sector rather than importing food or depending on foreign aid which are used by the West as a potent colonial tool. At the same time, it is well known that these politicians monopolize the business of importing maize so that they use hunger as a tool to accumulate huge profits from the importation of the staple foods!
We conclude our press statement by urging all Muslims during this holy month of Ramadhan to redouble their efforts in helping the hunger victims as well as exhorting them to stand up to openly expose the evil of capitalism as their Islamic duty. We also assert that this situation in Kenya exposes the true nature of Kenyan leaders who prioritize their needs at the expense of the common people. The Kenyan masses should not therefore be enslaved by greedy democratic politicians inside or outside the government because they only work to fill their stomachs. Everybody should understand that the Islamic ideology is the only lasting solution to adopt, not the secular democratic constitution that was falsely sold to Kenyans as the guarantee for salvation one year ago!
Shabani Mwalimu
Media Representative
Hizb ut-Tahrir East Africa
