Government officials in Kenya have expressed concern over recent activities officials in Kenya have expressed concern over recent activities of Arab diplomats in that country, according to reports by Radio Nairobi received here by the monitoring sources of the World Jewish Congress.
Shariff Nassir, Assistant Minister for Lands and Settlement, and Emmanuel Maitha, a member of the Mombasa Municipal Council, complained that Arab envoys are interfering in local affairs and urged them “to stop creating divisions among Moslem followers.” The two officials said they were troubled that inter-Arab disputes were being pursued in Kenya at the instigation of representatives from Arab countries.
According to Radio Nairobi, “Political events in the Gulf states should not be brought to this country to divide the Moslems because all Kenyans want to live together as brothers.” Maitha said “No foreigners should involve themselves in local affairs as it is not their concern.”
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