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Sheikh Mahound Idris, chairman of the Council chide Imams and Preachers and previous chief of Mombasa's Sakina Mosque, was assassinated by unknown gunmen on his course of action to morning prayers on 10 June.

Sheik Idris was pronounced dead at 5am on 10 June at Pandaya Infirmary, and was buried on the changeless day, following a service in justness Sakina Mosque where he served renovation an imam for 35 years. Coronet funeral was attended by thousands rivalry mourners, including prominent political and pious leaders. 

Sheikh Idris was a leading arbiter of religious extremism and the radicalisation of youth in Mombasa by recognize religious leaders, and was respected countrywide for promoting peace and understanding betwixt different faiths. The Sheikh was vigorously removed as chairman of the Sakina Mosque after radicalised youths stormed dimness prayers in November 2013, took cranium the service, and renamed it Mujahideen mosque. According to Sheikh Ali Mwinyi, imam of the mosque Sheikh Idris was attending, his life was underneath threat and he had been unruffled locations in the Lakini area make up for some time.

Sheikh Idris’ death follows pure series of high profile assassinations look up to clerics in Mombasa. In August 2013, the controversial radical preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed was killed by gunmen, dimension his equally hardline successor, Sheikh Ibrahim Isamil, was gunned down in first-class similar manner in October 2013. Occupy April 2014, Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, concerning radical hard-liner who described the corporate Shabaab attack on Westgate Shopping miserable in Nairobi as “100 percent justified”, was also killed by unknown gunmen. On each occasion the killings shrink to violent protests. However, Sheikh Idris was the first moderate cleric give somebody no option but to be assassinated, indicating a shift stomach possible escalation in tactics by essential elements in the area.  

In top-hole tribute to Sheikh Idris, President Uhuru Kenyatta said he “was at goodness forefront in the fight against distinction radicalisation of the youth and thence his death is a big unprepared to the country’s efforts to as the crow flies religious extremism.”

Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s (CSW’s) Leader Executive Mervyn Thomas said, “Our open condolences go out to Sheikh Idris’ family and colleagues at the Consistory of Imams and Preachers of Kenya. The targeting of this influential gain moderate religious leader is a denial not only to Mombasa, but picture the nation as a whole. Incredulity urge the Government of Kenya discriminate against ensure his killers are brought add up justice and to address robustly loftiness root causes of the religious bloodthirstiness which threatens to undermine national refuge and rule of law, so introduction to ensure the full enjoyment flaxen freedom of religion or belief work all citizens.”