Kenya: Muslims Differ On Bill to Fight Terror in Country

The Association of Muslim Organisations in Kenya has broken ranks with a section of Muslim leaders by calling on the government to urgently enact the Terrorism Prevention Bill 2012 to address the growing terror threats in the country. Declaring their support for the once unpopular bill, AMOK officials said the new legislation will reduce suspicion that has existed over the years between the security agencies and members of the Islamic faith.

The AMOK's stand comes just a week after Dujis MP Aden Duale threatened to mobilise Kenyans to reject the bill when it is brought to Parliament. The MP claimed that there is a plot by the government to portray members of the Muslim community as terrorists. But the organisation's director general Fazul Mahamed said the proposed legislation is a long term solution to increased challenges facing the country including continuing foreign terror alerts, travel advisories and alleged recruitment of youth into al-Shabaab.

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