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The language of the new constitution (section 170) states, "There shall be a Chief Kadhi and such number, being not fewer than three, of other Kadhis as may be prescribed under an Act of
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that enforce limited rights of inheritance, family, and succession for
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in 1963. An estimated 7% to 20% of the population of Kenya is Muslim.
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