The Joint Muslim Committee which was put in place by president Museveni to investigate the causes and suggest solutions to the ongoing Muslim wrangles in Uganda has started work.
The committee is set to use this opportunity to get the views of the Muslims on this mater. So the committee has come up with questions below and it would like the members of the Muslim community to respond to them such that the government finds solutions to Muslim wrangles.
The questions the committee has sent to all Muslim leaders are the following:
There are leadership wrangles in the Muslim Community
1. What are the causes of perennial leadership wrangles in the Muslim Community in Uganda
2. In your opinion what is the solution to this problem
Property wrangles
There are property wrangles in the Muslim Community
• What in your view are the causes of these wrangles and what do you think is the impact of such wrangles on the Muslim unity
• What solutions do you propose
• What mechanism do you propose to avoid a reoccurrence of such problems
Governance
There exists Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) that was established in 1972 to manage the affairs of the Muslim Community in Uganda
• In your opinion has the UMSC been run and managed properly, efficiently and effectively
• If not what do you propose should be done to improve the way UMSC is run and managed
Emerging groups
In the recent past there have emerged a number of divergent Muslim groups in the Muslim Community in Uganda
• What in your opinion is the cause of this development and how does it affect the Muslim Unity
• What do you propose as a way forward on this issue
Mbogo family
It is recognized that the Mbogo family (Nooh Mbogo) has greatly contributed immensely to the advancement of Islam. However, it has been said to the Committee that the family has to some extent contributed to the disunity among the Muslims in Uganda. What is your opinion about this?
UMSC Constitution
The UMSC has a Constitution
It has been said to the Committee that the Constitution needs to be amended, what is your opinion on this Constitution
Government involvement
Time and again Government has involved its self in the running of Muslim Affairs.
• In your opinion what impact has this had on Muslim unity in Uganda
• What do you propose to be the way forward
International Government/NGO’s Involvement
Time and again International Government/NGO’s have involved themselves in the running of Muslim Affairs.
• In your opinion what impact has this had on Muslim unity in Uganda
• what do you propose to be the way forward