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Mombasa Muslim women accuse Kadhi court officials of sexual harassment
Chief Kadhi Sheikh Ahmed Muhdhar (left) chats with a Muslim faithful after leading the Idd Mubarak prayer at Ziwani grounds in Mombasa on August 10, 2013. Sheikh Muhdhar has urged women who have been sexually harassed at Kadhi courts to file formal complaints so that the issues can be addressed. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Ruksana Nooroli of the community-based Okoa Mama na Mtoto, said she had received several reports of sexual harassment and unsolved gender violence cases during her interactions with women.
- Chief Kadhi Sheikh Ahmed Muhdhar urged women who have been sexually harassed to file formal complaints so that the issues can be addressed.
Muslim women have accused officials at the Kadhis' courts in Mombasa of sexually harassing them when they seek help on gender violence and divorce.
The women made the claims when they spoke to Public Service Youth and Gender Affairs Principal Secretary Zeinab Hussein during a business meeting and training in the town.
