JUNE, 3RD 2002 - ConstitutionNet

Abdi Hassan: Also family all matters concernining families including inheritance, divorce all this matters should go to the
Kadhis Court.
Translator: Daxalka iyo nikax wain xafiska Khadiqa lageyo.
Abdia Hassan: And those mothers with children should be cared for according to the Islamic religion.
Translator: Bilcanta lafurey iyo ilmexatha wain xogia o ey xesha sithi sharciga islamka uqawo.
Abdia Hassan: Our muslim religion cares for the women and children but it is taken traditionally by our people every where.
Translator: Sharciga Islamka adh bu uelaliya xuquqtha bilcanta iyo carurta lakini somalitha daqanketha ayey kubathashey wax
ey kaqawato malex.
Abdia Hassan: Any man who divorces a woman should care for his children and in our religion it says that even that dress
that milk which come from the breast is surposed to that man to pay for it although nobody on this earth nowadays does that.
Translator: Bilcanta marki lafuro ilmaxa in ey nujian ba xata sharciga ogalyaxay lamayelo lakin wa in sharciga lagutharo oo
laxojia.
Abdia Hassan: All men know the importance of this thing and because the Kadhis Court is not given any any importance
any recognition either by the Government or by I don’t know who ee men ignore the children and women when they divorce
because they know they cannot be taken to Islamic court that is going to bring them to book.
Translator: Marka rag bathan aya xaqas thulmia weyna ogyaxin in Khadiga court kisa in ulaif yaxay xaga dhowladana wax
wein oo laxilsarayo majirto, meshas dib bathan ayakajira wain laxojia.
Abdia Hassan: (Somali dialect ) Marka aniga intas ayan ogabaxay Assalmu aleukum
Translator: Aleikum salam warahmatulahi wabarakatu.
Com.Swazuri: Shali.
Mr Shale: Ee during the independence, I am Shali Ibrahim Abdile. I am an educationist. At the independence time we are
told that the Kenya Government is out to eradicate poverty, diseAses and ignorance.
Translator: Banderatha marki laqatey dhowlada wexey xil iskasartey in ey lathagalanto uthur, gaja iyo jaxliga.
Mr Shale: Is very unfortunate and it is very unfortunate that that one has not been realized up to this moment despite the fact
that we are independent we had independence for fourty years and more so for the people in northern Kenya.
Translator: Nasib thara waxa eh arintas wax gul olagarey malaxa afartan sana an xatha xor naxay wali ey diwatoinka ey
sitharan yin wadhankan Northen region lairaxtho.
Mr Shali: I would therefore like you people who are here today to ensure that the Government which ever Government is
going to be in place to ensure that it comes out with a very omprehensive……
Translator:Waxan rawa marka wax dhowlada lazim ogadiyo axthigas oy marka xorey ey qathey.
Mr Shali: Secondly as.
Interjection: Hallow.
Mr Shali: Secondly as one of My one of the speakers in the floor has said we would like a very clear (inaudible)-------
economic empowerment of the pastrolist people.
Translator: Waxan rabna dhaki rer guraga in xaquq lasiyo oo arimoxathana laxogio.
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