The death of Chief Kadhi Athman Hussein has revived debate on the appointment of the occupier of the seat and relevance of the colonial pact that merged the coastal strip to Kenya’s jurisdiction.
On October 5, 1963, Jomo Kenyatta, then Kenya’s prime minister, and former Zanzibar Prime Minister Mohamed Shamte agreed to allow Kadhi’s courts flourish at the coastal strip.
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