Kenya PM Sees “Foes” in Imam’s Killing
 

In an effort to calm violent protests over the killing of a Muslim imam in the port city of Mombasa, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has accused “foes” of masterminding the murder to spark religious war in the country.
"We suspect the hand of the enemies of our country in this, those who want to create religious animosity," Odinga told reporters after addressing religious leaders in the city, Reuters reported.
"It is an attempt to try create a division between Christians and Muslims in our country so that it appears it is a religious war."
He said Kenya had many enemies, including abroad, after it sent troops into neighboring Somalia last October to fight the militant Al-Shabaab group.
The premier opined that the protests that followed the killing of Imam Aboud Rogo Mohammed were “organized”.
"Certainly, that is what it looks like."
Violent protests rocked Mombasa earlier this week after Rogo, who is accused by Washington of terror links, was shot dead while driving his wife to hospital.
His death sparked violent protests in the city that left at least five people, including three police officers, dead.
Rioters also set fire to at least six churches, stoking fears that the unrest may become more sectarian in a city where grenade attacks blamed on Somali militants and their sympathizers have already strained Muslim-Christian relations.
"Why deliberately attack churches? That must be part of an organized (reaction),” Odinga said.
“Where did the grenades come from? It confirms our suspicions that there is a serious underground organization conducting this.”