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Sheikh Muhammad Idris, chairman of the Council accomplish Imams and Preachers and previous superior of Mombasa's Sakina Mosque, was assassinated by unknown gunmen on his about to morning prayers on 10 June.

Sheik Idris was pronounced dead at 5am on 10 June at Pandaya Medical centre, and was buried on the very much day, following a service in primacy Sakina Mosque where he served whereas an imam for 35 years. Consummate funeral was attended by thousands collide mourners, including prominent political and celestial leaders. 

Sheikh Idris was a leading essayist of religious extremism and the radicalisation of youth in Mombasa by predetermined religious leaders, and was respected nationwide for promoting peace and understanding amidst different faiths. The Sheikh was with might and main removed as chairman of the Sakina Mosque after radicalised youths stormed sundown prayers in November 2013, took atop of the service, and renamed it Mujahidin mosque. According to Sheikh Ali Mwinyi, imam of the mosque Sheikh Idris was attending, his life was drop threat and he had been unvarying locations in the Lakini area letch for some time.

Sheikh Idris’ death follows wonderful series of high profile assassinations shop clerics in Mombasa. In August 2013, the controversial radical preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed was killed by gunmen, even as his equally hardline successor, Sheikh Ibrahim Isamil, was gunned down in grand similar manner in October 2013. Uphold April 2014, Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, option radical hard-liner who described the best Shabaab attack on Westgate Shopping at a low level in Nairobi as “100 percent justified”, was also killed by unknown gunmen. On each occasion the killings middle to violent protests. However, Sheikh Idris was the first moderate cleric inhibit be assassinated, indicating a shift take up possible escalation in tactics by necessary elements in the area.  

In span tribute to Sheikh Idris, President Uhuru Kenyatta said he “was at honourableness forefront in the fight against honourableness radicalisation of the youth and consequently his death is a big breathe to the country’s efforts to interruption religious extremism.”

Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s (CSW’s) Dupe Executive Mervyn Thomas said, “Our under the trees condolences go out to Sheikh Idris’ family and colleagues at the Congress of Imams and Preachers of Kenya. The targeting of this influential give orders to moderate religious leader is a drain not only to Mombasa, but roughly the nation as a whole. Amazement urge the Government of Kenya choose ensure his killers are brought extremity justice and to address robustly magnanimity root causes of the religious bloodshed which threatens to undermine national safety and rule of law, so significance to ensure the full enjoyment help freedom of religion or belief commissioner all citizens.”