News:

Kenyans are constantly checking social and mainstream media and trying to make sense of the mixed signals on who could be their next President. Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga are neck-and-neck. (The Star, 13/8/2022).

Comment:

Currently, Kenya as a colonial farm is drowning in political tension as a result of delayed announcement of presidential winner. Political agents representing the competing political coalitions are trading accusations on rigging of the elections. The reality on Kenya’s leadership, i.e. political and military structures, is that it is shackled to the British colonial master. Hence, both its domestic and foreign policies are drafted in London and executed in Nairobi. So, elections are just political charades used by the colonial master to buttress its farm managers.

So, it is inconceivable for Muslims to celebrate the winning or losing of a certain candidate especially at the presidential level. Since, from the word go, these democratic elections are prohibited (haram) for us (Muslims) to participate in whatever level i.e. from the Ward to the Presidential level. Allah (swt) says: (إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ)“Legistlation is not but for Allah.” The prohibition is premised on the fact that we elect/choose people to go to represent us in making laws and governance contrary to the dictates of the Islamic Shari’ah.

To make matters worse the said colonial agent rulers are sworn open enemies of Islam and Muslims. Their enmity is confirmed by not only their utterances but by their actions. They adopt and implement colonial sanctioned laws and policies targeting Islam and Muslims on the pretext of fighting extremism and terrorism. A good example was in 2008 when Raila Odinga – then Prime Minister and William Ruto- then Minister of Agriculture and later Education, were both part of the coalition government led by the deceased former President Mwai Kibaki. It was under their leadership that the Anti-Terrorism Law was passed and further reinforced in subsequent years under their watch.

Latest reports confirm that there is an increased number of Muslims who are being harassed and face extra-judicial killings. In addition, others are being destroyed economically by state security apparatus closing their financial accounts and sanctioning their wealth! To make matters worse for the Muslims is the launching of the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) headquarters in Mombasa on 20th July 2022. The Sh81 million ATPU ultra-modern complex was bankrolled by the colonial British government. Furthermore, The British High Commissioner to Kenya, Jane Marriott, said Kenya is the UK’s premier security partner in East Africa. Also, the so-called terrorism is one of the biggest threats facing Kenya and the UK, and therefore, to counter this threat, the UK will continue financing Kenya’s counterterrorism efforts with Sh1 billion annually! (The Star, 20/7/2022).

It is disheartening to see Muslims acting like goats approaching ‘wolves’ for devouring, in the name of celebrating democratic politicians who are the reason of their lives being miserable. On the other hand, playing blind to the Islamic guidance that calls for strict adherence to the Islamic Shari’ah i.e. not to be contented under the Kufr ruling led by the Kufar. Indeed, the Muslims living in democratic regimes are blind; UNLESS they are working day and night to remove the status quo and replace it with the Islamic system of governance, the Khilafah (Caliphate) reestablished on the method of Prophethood.

The Khilafah is our only genuine hope, shield and guardian of Islam and Muslims, our wealth, our blood and our dignity. The absence of the Khilafah has made Muslims to become orphans that every fool can disparage! We must remember that our hope for a peaceful and prosperous lives in this temporary world and the hereafter lies in the Khilafah. Therefore, we must be part of Hizb ut Tahrir and double our efforts as one Ummah calling for one State led by one Khalifah (Caliph). The sanctity of our lands will be restored and the enemies of Islam and Muslims will be fought against and the spillers of Muslims’ blood will be avenged. InshaAllah. Allah (swt) says: (إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ) “Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise.” [Aal-e-Imran: 9]. The whole world is in bedlam, the global leader, America the so-called beacon of democracy is nearing collapse. Do not delay in seizing this golden opportunity to work for the upcoming Khilafah.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Ali Nassoro Ali
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir