(update) Kenyans have overwhelmingly voted in to adopt the draft New Constitution after almost three decades for a search of a new constitution. The De facto Leader of the No Team Hon. William Ruto has just conceded defeat after the provisional votes tally by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission indicated that the "YES" team was leading by a whooping 5,234,547(69.3%) votes against the "NO" teams 2,322,169(30.7){latest results}.The Yes Team secretariat and team leaders including the President,Vice-President and Prime Minister are set to address the Kenyan Public at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre Later this afternoon. The 2010 referendum has been remarkably peaceful and seamless with few irregularities if any.
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission has officially announced the Referendum date for the proposed new Constitution of Kenya to be 4th August, 2010.Kenyan voters will be required to respond to the question
"Do you approve the proposed new Constitution?" Or in Kiswahili "Je, unaikubali katiba mpya inayopendekezwa?" during the said referendum. See the announcement from the Government Broadcaster KBC Link....
NB:President Mwai Kibaki has declared August, 4th as a National Holiday!
Muslim or Islamic law*, both civil and criminal justice as well as
ReplyDeleteregulating individual conduct both personal and moral. The *custom-based
body of law based on the Quran and the religion of Islam*. Because, by
definition, Muslim states are *theocracies*, *religious texts are la*w,
the latter distinguished by Islam and Muslims in their application, as
Sharia or Sharia law."[6]
- "a discussion on the *duties of Muslims*," —Hamilton Alexander
Rosskeen
Gibb
[7]
- "*a long, diverse, complicated intellectual tradition*," rather than a
"well-defined set of specific rules and regulations that can be easily
applied to life situations," —Hunt Janin and Andre
Kahlmeyer[8]
- "a shared opinion of the [Islamic] community, based on a *literature
that is extensive, but not necessarily coherent or authorized by any
single
body*," —Knut S.
Vikor[9]
The* primary sources of Islamic law* are the Qur'an and
Sunnah.
Certain Sharia laws are regarded as divinely ordained, concrete, and
timeless for all relevant situations. It also has laws derived from
principles established over time by Islamic lawyers.
Mainstream Islam distinguishes between *fiqh* (deep understanding,
discernment), which refers to the i*nferences drawn by scholars*, and *
Sharia*, which refers to the *principles that lie behind the **fiqh*.
Scholars hope that *fiqh* (jurisprudence) and *Sharia* (law) are in harmony
in any given case, but they cannot be sure.
*In Summary;*
1. It is a custom based law derived from the Quran, the religion of Islam,
complicated Islamic religious tradition, extensive but incoherent literature
and discussions on the duties of Muslims.
2. Sharia deals with many aspects of life, including
crime
, politics ,
economics ,
banking ,
business,
contracts, family ,
sexuality ,
hygiene , and
social issues.Dr Kiome Muketha
www.kenyachristianchurchforum.org