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In the name of Al.lah, he Most C*.ioffi

AJI praise be to Atah, fhe Cherisher and sustainer of ihe worlds.The Most Beneficeni, the Most Merciful.

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NATIONAI MUSLM LEA-DERS ORUM Ci\IAMLEF)

PURPOSE: o establish lasting elationship etween on. Raila Amolo odinga, hereinafterefered to asThe candidate, nd"the ational vrusii-i r,euaers, hereinafter eferred o as Theeaders.

. This MOU states s ollows:

#rffi*t"ffiffttfii?;'H;[n-]?:;;li' "' the nlvrueerigionisseekingoWHEREAS The Leaders ecognize he candidate s he only presidential andidate ho hashe nterests f the Kenyan Musiim community theart;

WHEREAS Thecandidate has pledgedl" ryV reinstate nd protect he rights of the Kenyanustimswhen, nshaAllah, he becomes he 4th r.ril;;;'of [; h-;;ri;;iii."oyu,

WHER'EAS Thel:30"t' represent 07.*t and God-fearingKenyan community hat haseen ppressed nddiscriminated gainsl y the "r.ri."a previous overnments,and . ,

IVHEREAS The ^c.andidate reeiy acknowledges hat,lng..-d, the current and previousovernments ave ailed o recognize ndprotect i. tigrrt,of the KenyanMuslimcommunify:

The Parties gree s ollows:

(i)ThatTheLeadersorthwithendorse hecandidate s he official2007 presidentiarcandidate of the Kenyan Muslim ,on *roiry.-rqeLv

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(ii)ThatTheLeaderly,l,"u=taign vigorousiyor The candidate o ensure isesorinding ictory n the zboip..sraentiai election.(iii)ThatTheLeaders ill workhard oensure hatal1 or at reast he majority) fenyanMuslim aithfuluot. ou.i*helmingry b. i;; candidate t the 2007General

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(iv) That The Leaders will deploy all resources t their disposal o supporrTheandidate,s ampaigns ui.",lgh;* the counh-y

(v) That The candidate, when, 4shaAlrah, he becomes resid.entof Kenya w1i:a) Ensure that the coast Province shall henceforth be known as JIL4Bo LA prrl,Alii ancihaii have rull auto'omy i' covemance n all matters apan from National Defbnce an,jnieniatioiial

Acc.editation. n arddition, .vhiie r.",i9,,,r oi wgisiip *iir ir . upheld at thellvftso LA P\i/-Al'[, the council of Islamic leaders. hall be pemritted to have anversight role to monitor activities of Ati other religions and any apprications for

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b) within 6 months e-write he constitution f Kenya o recogaize hariah s he onlyhueaw sanctiol?d vthe HolyQuran or Musiima".i-.a regions.c) with immediate ffectdismiss he commis"i**"r

p"ii"* *rr. has ailowed imserf oeused y heathenr "a zionlir, ,o oppr.ss he KenyanMusrim ommumty.) Disbandhe mperiaristnti-TeT:f .i1t+'uii?rpu) gat was etup or thesore&H"ffiT:Tf:*r,

harassing,ntimiatins; j.p""#e i"* ;;, K*y* Musiimsoe) Ensure THAT AtL MusllMS-residing within the Repubric f Kenya, and especiarlyhose who reside n the Noith Eastern rori;;; ,i"n u. granted n ii'N^tlorral Identifyards' and thereafter, North Eust"m Province shalt atso be granted majimbo status oess avourable nd on similar erms wirh JIMBO LA pr,vANI:ffi;H" MoNTHs ofailaAmoilo Odinga eing *o.o in as president.

0 No i''"Iusiimesiciing n Kelya *h.th". u ,iuro,'visitor or reiative f any of the abovehailbe subjected i unyptot.r, nvolving r,. ri"*, ora foreiga ountry nd n particularnyMuslim arrestedfor 9r suspected f ierroris.rr-o, uoy other nternationai rimeshail

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faciiitateheestabiishmentru-ih"nuh ourrn every enyan ivisionar

h) Popularize siam, the oniy hue religion, in the coast and North Easterrderingvery rimarychooln enyu n he .gioorlo-.onduct rr,"i*ff:?n.? lfJi,T.,1,ifl,H.!i;;;;n-air"0.i*,ua*,-f,vo.,r'ipp..,r . ;;;; fi;'b";^,;j) outlaw gospel programs preaching, urported aith healing, etc) on KBc, the Nationairoadcaster

^ __o, Lvu r.rlu utrilt.lng, e[c,) on K-BC,

k) Impose a total ban.on the public consumption f alcohoiic beverages n the.cbast andorth Eastern Regions and their towns of Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu, Garissa, Wajir,andera, Kwale, vanga, Lunga Lunga, anclall ciher musiim populated rban centres f.. 5r'rv-u

hose opuiations at east 0% fortv;.;;;;iir{usiim.1)

$[tl-t}|recent egalization f mnazi, usua, rr.utiou, kaluru, and all other aram

m) close down Farmer's choice in Jimbo La Pwani and Jimbo a Kaskazini Mashariki andther factories that process and package swine unJ orrr.. haram products n regionsopulated y Musrims, ncruding he coast and North Eurr..n regionsn) Impose an mmediate ban on oui*.n', pubiic a..rslog rtyles that are considered mmoralnd offensive o the Muslim faith n trtr u".ii"r **i?r ;t the coastal and Norrh Eastern

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Regions. This ban will apply to Muslims and non-Muslims aiike, in these egions andwill include al l visitors whether domestic r foreign ourists.

vi) in consideration or the above and o enable. nd assist ODM and The Candidate win theNational Elections and the presiclenc;uof ihe R.epublic f Kenya, NAMLEF anC ts affiliatenrorn izn t innq hc . .aAu::zaLrL',.o,r-rdb/ undertake o fully support he OD M as aparty and Raiia Amollo Odinga asa nre