In a special gathering with city priests grouped in the Peace Committee of Religious Organisations, the president said that even if the Kadhi Court is introduced it will be under Muslim clerics and believers.
He said that the government will not be subjected to run the court, and instead all issues related to the establishment of the court rely on Muslim believers’ decision.
“The government stand is that we will not introduce the Kadhi Court. However, Muslims are not restricted in how they handle the matter, and can introduce it under their leadership and not the government,” he said.The president streesed that such courts should be religious tribunals governed by faith edicts, not the law.
He urged the gathered clerics to encourage believers to vote in the referendum on the proposed constitution, noting he was surprised by the decision made by major Christian groups to reject the proposed law if the government does not heed their call to postpone it.
The proposed constitution is not based on any religious ideology and guarantees the right of worship for everyone.
Bishop Valentino Mokiwa of the Anglican Church said Tanzanians should educate themselves and spend a lot of time to know what the Proposed Constitution says in order to participate actively in the proposed referendum.
Alhad Musa Salum, the BAKWATA chief sheikh for Dar es Salaam said the main issues discussed at the meeting included safeguarding the peace of the country, the new constitution, the Kadhi court, killings of albinos and drug trafficking.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
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