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27th August 2014 marked the fourth anniversary of the new Kenyan constitution. All the hopes that the Kenyan people had put into it seem to have been eroded leaving hopelessness and despair in their hearts. The new constitution took the government expenditure on wages alone up to $ 4.6 billion leaving only $2.3 billion for development due to the increase of the number of government employees. A survey conducted recently indicated that life has become harder in 2014 compared to the year 2013 due to heavy taxes imposed on citizens in order to suffice the almost KSH2 trillion budget.

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Four years now, there has been a huge debate not only about the process of its implementation but even but in interpreting some of its clauses! For example, there are has been a continuing debate on the so-called battle of supremacy between the Senators and the governors! And between the National Government and County Governments who is supposed to manage sectors such as health, Security and education. In a further funny scenario is that those leaders who campaigned for the enactment of this new constitution are currently campaigning for a referendum in order to change the constitution while those who opposed to this constitution and currently in power opposes to the change of the this constitution.

This clearly brings to light the capitalistic saying, ‘We do not have permanent friends nor permanent enemies but we have permanent interest.' They are ready to change what they campaigned for only to suit their interest and also retaining what they campaigned against only to suit their desires.

Doctors have been on strike twice while the teachers thrice under these new laws not forgetting the security officers who went on a ‘go slow' for some few days. The government owes KSH 2.3trillion to foreign donors and still needs KSH 340 billion to cater for its expenditure in this financial year.

These and many more are schemes orchestrated by the western colonialist in order to enslave the so-called third world countries which gives them a loophole into looting of its abundant resources and raw materials for their industries like the titanium in Kwale and oil in Turkana. The western colonialist through local politicians spearheads the change of these laws in order to benefit from them. They also use their veto powers in the UN, IMF and WORLD BANK to sanction these third world countries in multinational trades and international treaties into forcefully submitting to them to steal their resources.

Whoever has put faith in this new constitution or other man-made policies should realize that they are bound to faults due to the imperfect and self-centered nature of human beings. The only solution to this is to change the entire system from the man-made laws to Shariah laws that are divine without any mistakes in them. Laws that will turn the self-centered human beings into one society with one goal living in harmony.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Bakari Mohamed
Member of Hizb ut Tahrir in East Africa

The United Nations announced on Friday that the number of Syrian refugees who have fled their country to escape the ongoing conflict inside has exceeded three million. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced in a statement that "the worsening Syrian refugee crisis has surpassed today a new record of three million refugees"...

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"You were given many chances to negotiate the release of your people via cash transactions as other governments have accepted," it said. "We have also offered prisoner exchanges to free the Muslims currently in your detention, like our sister Dr Aafia Siddiqui. However, you proved very quickly to us that this is not what you are interested in."

This message, sent to the employers of American journalist James Foley by fighters belonging to the Islamic State (IS), highlighted an audacious gambit: they had sought to exchange Mr Foley for a Pakistani woman who has been dubbed Lady al-Qa'ida and who was once described as the world's most wanted woman, but whom her family insist is an innocent victim.  [Source: The Independent, 31 August 2014].

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Imam ibn Athir mentions in ‘Kamil' the famous story of a Muslim woman who was captured by the Romans and held in a place named ‘Amuriyyah.

"Not content with only capturing her they tried to dishonor her as well. Frightened and alone she called out the name of the Khalifah, Ya Mu'tasim, (Oh Mu'tasim). A man witnessed this incident and rushed to the Khalifah informing him of what had happened. When he heard the plight of this woman he responded bravely, "Labbaik (I am here at your call)". He prepared a large army and set off for battle and to rescue the woman. Mu'tasim's army conquered the enemy and entered ‘Amuriyyah. After destroying the enemy stronghold, they came to the woman and freed her".

This example proves the correct response according to Islam to such an atrocity, whereby the honour and dignity of women are given the highest value. It is what Aafia Siddiqui herself wrote about in her nasiha (advice) to the Muslims during the genocide in Bosnia. However the release of Aafia can only come through an powerful army, equal to that of the enemy, just as in the example cited before; and because the despicable situation remains where the treacherous leaders of the Muslims, despite having full control of the armed forces and actually having the capability to secure Aafia's release; have instead brazenly ignored her plight and even sided with their puppet masters in upholding the twisted narrative deeming her to be a terrorist.

The Mujahideen of ISIS may have good intentions by calling for her release but the US is unlikely to respond to the demands from a rogue state or militia. If only it were so easy! We must understand that it is not enough to 'demand' Aafia's release without authority, capability, and the ability to strike fear into the enemy, all of which, ISIS is lacking.

Allah (swt) says in the Quran,

وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّـهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّـهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

"Make ready for them all the power you can muster, and all the equipment you can mobilize so that you may deter the enemies of Allah, and your enemies. And others beside them whom you know not, Allah knows them. Whatever wealth and effort you spend on your defenses, will be your spending in the Cause of Allah, and it will be repaid to you generously. And you shall not be wronged." [Anfal: 60]

Only when a land is secure in the hands of the Muslims, free from outside affiliations such as the UN and any treaties and pacts which do not serve to benefit the Muslims without compromise, will this noble Ummah be in a position to free all our prisoners, whether they be from the clutches of the US, "Israel" or Iran! The obligation of the guided leader, sincere in serving the needs of the ummah will facilitate this stance and although only Allah (swt) Knows, it may only then be possible to liberate our most beloved sister, our precious honour who we will inshaAllah avenge.

May Allah (swt) hasten His victory and bestow His favor upon us by honoring us with the Khilafah "Caliphate". It will surely be a day the believers will rejoice!

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Um Mohammed

Dutch authorities arrested today Izz al-Din Cee (Elias Abu Musa) and his wife, and Rudolph Ha (Abu Suhaib), for being suspected by the authorities to recruit some young people for jihad in Syria and Iraq. In fact we have not been surprised by such news, rather this was expected, and Muslims are used to the double standards pursued by the Dutch authorities against Islam and Muslims and how the laws are only enforced when it comes to Muslims.