Khadi courts to open soon - AG
Sep 22, 2009
THE Government will soon bring to the Parliament a bill to establish Islamic Khadi courts, deputy Attorney General Freddie Ruhindi has said.
By Catherine Bekunda
THE Government will soon bring to the Parliament a bill to establish Islamic Khadi courts, deputy Attorney General Freddie Ruhindi has said.
The Bill that seeks to operationalise article 129 of the constitution, will give guidelines on how Khadi courts can administer justice to the Muslim community.
“In these courts, Muslims will be free to apply Sharia law in accordance with their religion,†Ruhindi told journalists at the Parliament yesterday. He, however, declined to divulge the details of the Bill.
Ruhindi also said a bill on marriage and divorce would soon be tabled to give guidelines on how people can enter and leave marriages.
Ruhindi made the remarks yesterday before the legal and parliamentary affairs committee during a discussion on the domestic violence bill that was tabled in June.
He explained that the bill is meant to protect men, women, children and household employees against domestic violence.
Ruhindi also said cases related to domestic violence will be tried by the local council courts, the magistrate’s courts and the family and children courts depending on the magnitude of the offence.
THE Government will soon bring to the Parliament a bill to establish Islamic Khadi courts, deputy Attorney General Freddie Ruhindi has said.
The Bill that seeks to operationalise article 129 of the constitution, will give guidelines on how Khadi courts can administer justice to the Muslim community.
“In these courts, Muslims will be free to apply Sharia law in accordance with their religion,†Ruhindi told journalists at the Parliament yesterday. He, however, declined to divulge the details of the Bill.
Ruhindi also said a bill on marriage and divorce would soon be tabled to give guidelines on how people can enter and leave marriages.
Ruhindi made the remarks yesterday before the legal and parliamentary affairs committee during a discussion on the domestic violence bill that was tabled in June.
He explained that the bill is meant to protect men, women, children and household employees against domestic violence.
Ruhindi also said cases related to domestic violence will be tried by the local council courts, the magistrate’s courts and the family and children courts depending on the magnitude of the offence.