Somali's "Aggresively" Recruiting Kenyan Children into Islam

[KingTuk]

Read towards the end of this article, somali's in kenya are agressively recruiting children into islam.
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By REV ZEPHANIA S KORESS

A new controversy between Maasai, who are mainly Christians, and Somali, who are mainly Muslims, concerning the meat sold in butcheries, has erupted in Kajiado.

And while this might appear a minor matter to many Kenyans, it could be the reason for a major conflict between the Maasai and Somali in the district if it is not addressed early enough.

This regards the slaughter of animals which is strictly carried out by Muslims in all of Kajiado District’s slaughterhouses.

It is taken for granted by most Kenyans that the meat they eat will have been slaughtered by a Muslim. Indeed, some people will demand to know if indeed a Muslim slaughtered the meat they are about to it.

There are others who do care to know about such matters; all they want is meat for their meals. But now there is a new twist to this matter in Kajiado District.

The attack on a group of local people last November, for example, should be treated as having given rise to a new case which had previously not been addressed for lack of an appropriate forum.

Usually, a special prayer is quickly said over the animal that has been made to face Mecca before its windpipe is severed.

The point of controversy is that the Muslims dedicate the meat to Allah before consumption. But not all consumers of the meat are Muslims.

Now the Holy Scriptures forbid Christians from eating such meats. But I Corinthians 10:25 allows Christians to eat the meat if they are not aware of its intended sacrificial purpose.

They are to desist from eating it after this purpose is revealed.

"But if anyone says to you, ‘This has been offered in sacrifice,’ then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience’ sake." (1 Corinthians 10:25-Holy Bible NIV).

Why does eating such meat bother a Christian? Again I Corinthians 10:20-21 and Deuteronomy 32:17-18 explain it.

Christians are excused for their past ignorance in such deeds according to Acts 17:30-31. At the same time, each one of them everywhere is commanded to repent once the truth has been revealed or face divine judgement.

The Kajiado non-Muslims have boycotted this meat since last December 21 and are demanding to be allowed to slaughter their own animals to provide "kosher" meat.

A group of pastors from "Bissel Christian Church" (union of all the Churches) met with the Kajiado District Commissioner, Mr Ken Lusaka, who himself worships at the Anglican Church in Kajiado, on January 11 and asked him to let the Christians eat meat!

He promised to summon together bishops, church and mosque leaders to his office tomorrow. (The writer confirmed yesterday that the meeting is still on and extended an invitation to the Standard.)

Ironically, all the slaughterhouses and meat shops in Kajiado are owned and run by Christians!

But Kajiado’s Muslims seem to control the state of affairs at the district headquarters because they own wholesale stores, hotels, petrol stations, residential houses and business premises in Kajiado town centre.

Several Somalis are members of Osilalei and Lorng’osua group-ranches in Matapato; Torosei group-ranch in Loodo-Kilani; IlDalal-le-Kutuk.

They have their own schools and in recent years, 90’s, they have been trying to recruit Maasai children to Islam through schools.

They provide free education in Islamic schools at Kajiado town, Mile-Tisa and Namanga.

But this enterprise has not succeed as anticipated because the Maasai culture has many points of conflict with many Islamic practices. Therefore, about 90 per cent of the children withdrew, leaving only a handful from very poor families.

However, the Somali people in Kajiado and the Muslim fraternity are keen to contribute to the education of their district.

Their current efforts revolve around a proposed Islamic university, which, it is claimed, will target Maasai students.

A local resident has donated a 12-acre plot at Esukuta in the proximity of Kajiado town for that purpose.

Such collaborative development efforts may be thrown into jeopardy if protest rallies such as the one done in Kajiado, became a common feature of the district and may have negative results if the issue is not speedily resolved.

Some radical elements within the Christian or Muslim ranks may not restrain or contain themselves if slightly provoked and thugs may seize the opportunity to loot.

Meanwhile all of Kajiado District, to the remotest parts, while supporting the meat boycott, wants to see this matter resolved speedily.

Maasai people who in the last couple of years or so in communities along the Kenya/Tanzania border, have felt hard done by because of the increasing influence of the Somali and their aggressive search for new converts to Islam.

All Kenyans, be they Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus or animists, are entitled to exercise their faith, whatsoever, as stipulated in the Kenya Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

No individual, group or ruling power is mandated to stop them!

Let the government and concerned authorities address and redress this potentially explosive issue before it hatches hatred and even skirmishes.

[Alchemist]

Interesting article indeed... Glad to see muslims taking over Kenya step by stepl..

All the meat shops are owned by muslims

Allahu akbur

[QansaGabeyle]

All the meat shops are owned by Christians. The Muslims got money so they run the local government.

[quote]But Kajiado’s Muslims seem to control the state of affairs at the district headquarters because they own wholesale stores, hotels, petrol stations, residential houses and business premises in Kajiado town centre.[/quote]

[Kramer]

This idiot REV ZEPHANIA S KORESS
is trying to start a controversy between Somalis and Massia --since when did Massia's or Christians care what they eat or how its slaughtered. aren't Maassias pagans that drink cow's blood ?
some white missionaries are behind this controversy----just becuase Muslims want to slaughter the meat and do in a human way and clear the blood out --and make sure its not slaughters to devil or humans. so he is trying to tell the Maasia's to do it also their own way --which is stupid -cuz if I remember --the Maasia's were killing the Animal with sticks and hard blows (inhumane way) and then drink the blood (which spreads bacteria).
and Muslims (Somalis) will never accept that --its barbaric.

[KingTuk]

well this article was from 2005 so i dont know what has happened between then and now.

[BABYGIRL123]

@ last our plans to take over east africa and run over, dominate any one in our path through religion money business education and settling the land are showing fruits the british planned to stop us but they just delayed our invasion

forget obout mombasa nairobi adisababa darasalam kampala who are becoming mini muqdisho or new muqdisho we are settling the towns and countryside