Coast Clerics Reject Plan to Give Drug Addicts Syringes

[The Star]The government effort to embark on a pilot needle exchange programme in Mombasa hit a snag again yesterday as Muslim clerics from the Coast region rejected it. The Imams and Sheikhs from Kilifi, Lamu, Mombasa and Malindi said the move is against their religious teachings. "While we appreciate government agencies efforts to sensitise us about this issue, we as Muslims oppose this move in the strongest terms possible," said Sheikh Yusuf Omar on behalf of the clerics. "The Quran strongly forbids such harm. Th