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Court Urges Rival Ugandan Muftis Mubajje And Kayongo To Negotiate
5 September 2009
Kampala High Court yesterday urged the warring Muslim Muftis to swallow their pride and make peace through negotiation. Justice Yorokamu Bamwine advised the two Muslim factions led by Sheikh Shaban Mubajje based at Old Kampala and Sheikh Zubair Kayongo based at Kibuli, to settle the matter out of court to avoid clashes among Muslims.
"Litigation will be expensive, time-consuming and the results are unpredictable. Therefore coming together will keep the faith intact," Justice Bamwine told lawyers representing the two factions. Legal action has not solved the conflict between the two groups for three years now.
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council lawyer, Mr Peter Kusiima, intimated that several attempts to bring the two factions together had failed. "I have instructions that if the defendant [Sheikh Kayongo] can get a group of people to negotiate with the Old Kampala group, then it will be welcomed," Mr Kusiima said. He added: "But there are some people who say cannot they negotiate with thieves."
Jumping to defend his client [Sheikh Kayongo] Mr Charles Ssemakula Muganwa seemed to extend the blame game further. "We have tried to have prayers together with our brothers at Old Kampala but no room has been availed," he said. "The prayers that would have helped mend fences cannot happen as the other group threatens that when Kibuli faction steps in their mosque, the worst will occur."
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