This is a rare exception where the “Religion of Peace” is not the culprit. These guys are heathens and savages, by the literal definition of those words.
A bit more info on the situation:
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Kenya: Clerics Call for End to Chaos
The Nation (Nairobi)
2 January 2008
Posted to the web 2 January 2008
Nairobi
Muslim clerics on Tuesday appealed to Kenyans to stop lawlessness and avoid plunging the country into civil strife.
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) Mombasa branch chairman Muhdhar Khitamy said violence in various parts of the country had led to senseless loss of life and massive looting of property.
The call for peace came as the protests at the Coast over the results of the presidential election spread to other areas, including Kilifi, Diani and Wundanyi, and the death toll reached 16.
The clerics appealed to top political leaders to meet and iron out their differences for the sake of peace.
“What we need now is peace as no development can be achieved at times of chaos. Kenyans should know that acts of violence would impact negatively on our economy,” Mr Khitamy said.
The clerics called on Kenyans to shed their tribal differences and live in harmony “just as it used to be.” Their views were echoed by Supkem national deputy chairman Alhaji Abdullahi Kiptonui.
Separately, the chairman of the Islamic Lobbying for Justice and Truth, Sheikh Ali Shee appealed to President Kibaki to accept Raila Odinga’s suggestion for a recount of the presidential vote under the supervision of independent people in the presence of the media.
“The results from this recount must be accepted by both Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga”, he said.
He called on Muslims to stand firm and support truth and justice.
“Muslims should not to involve themselves in riots, killing of innocent people or destroying property as it is against Islamic teachings,” he said.
Sheikh Shee appealed to the Kibaki administration to allow Raila and his team to express their views freely.
Panel of judges
And Coast Human Rights Network yesterday called for the establishment of a panel of judges from the Commonwealth to oversee the recount of the presidential vote.
The 16 human rights groups said the task should be completed in six weeks.
“We are utterly disappointed by the Electoral Commission of Kenya, specifically with the manner in which they handled the counting, tallying and announcement of presidential results,” they said in the statement. In their view, the ECK is solely responsible for the mayhem in the country. They said they did not support either President Kibaki or Mr Odinga, but were suspicious of the manner in which the results were announced and the speedy swearing in of the President.
They want President Kibaki to step down voluntarily awaiting the verdict of experts on the elections.
Reports by Mathias Ringa, Abdulrahman Sheriff, Abdulsamad Ali and Sollo Kiragu
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