Rifts over hiring of next Chief Kadhi

Chairman The Kenya National Muslims National advisory Council,Sheikh Juma Ngao [right] explains a point during press conference at Pride Inn Hotel in Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Only seven months to end of the Chief Kadhi's term, debate has intensified among the Muslim community on possible successor.

Already sharp differences have merged about the process, with some clerics claiming the seat has since 1852 been a preserve of one coastal community.