According to the petition filed on Tuesday, the organization, together with its Executive Director Mastullah Ashah Mwanga, a PhD Fellow at Makerere University, notes that in the absence of formalized Qadhi courts, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council leadership has established informal Kadhi courts to enforce Islamic Family Laws.
Sheikhat Radhiyyah Namakula Lukwiya, the Secretary of Women Affairs at UMSC, explained that they are not opposed to the bill but it doesn’t apply to Muslims since it goes against the teachings of the Quran.
Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana said he was too shy to report on the status of the bill since it has taken too long. He says that although the bill was expected to come in for a second reading, the wide nature of consultations required, implying that they might take more time in order to ensure that all interests are catered for.