Tuesday
December 25, 2012
December 25, 2012
Politics
Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Photo/FILE
NATION MEDIA GROUP
By NATION CORRESPONDENT
Posted Tuesday, December 25 2012 at 00:30
Posted Tuesday, December 25 2012 at 00:30
A section of Muslims on Monday distanced
themselves from their leaders’ endorsement of Prime Minister Raila
Odinga as the ultimate presidential front-runner.
They said voting was an individual decision and the PM should not to be misled.
Speaking in Nairobi, Muslim Youth chairman Issa
Ahmed Issa said the purported endorsement should not be understood to
mean all Muslims would rally behind Mr Odinga in the March 4 election.
“Some clerics purported to talk on behalf of all
Muslims but let me tell you that when we saw these clerics cum
businessmen we were surprised and shocked…” Mr Ahmed said.
Cheap gimmick
“These people went there as individuals, just like
in 2007 when we were told of an MOU whose contents we never got to
know,” he said.
The Supreme Council Of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) also
dismissed the endorsement as “a cheap political gimmick aimed at
herding the Muslims to support Raila.”
Supkem national vice-chairman Abdullahis Sirat
said in a message to newsrooms that Muslims “will be making an informed
choice” and appealed to them to exercise their constitutional rights.
On Sunday, some Muslim leaders led by Sheikh Mohammed Warfa declared support for Mr Odinga’s presidential quest.
On Tuesday, Mr Odinga celebrates Christmas at his Bondo home, where he will attend a church service at the ACK Church, Nyamira.
Sources said me important pronouncements are expected at the family get together on Wednesday.
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