Past Activities

NAMLEF has participated in various activities which have yielded positive results for Muslims in Kenya and the whole country in general. These include but are not limited to the following:

Constitutional Review

NAMLEF participated in the Bomas of Kenya draft constitutional talks which aimed at coming up with a new constitutional dispensation for the country.

Referendum

NAMLEF mobilised Muslims to vote against the government friendly draft constitution which had ignored the views of Kenyans as propelled under the Bomas conference. This led to the defeat of the government fronted constitution in the 2005 referendum.

Somalia Crisis

In 2006, NAMLEF was in the delegation to Somalia on a fact finding mission on the Islamic Courts Union which were credited for bringing order to that country, at war for 16 years.

Renditioned Kenyans

NAMLEF was vocal against the government's anti-terror campaign. This was so when the government engaged in arbitrary arrests and illegal detentions of Muslims and their eventual unprecedented renditions to Somalia, Ethiopia and Guantanamo Bay. NAMLEF called for the respect of law on the issue as opposed to the government's witch-hunt of Muslims. NAMLEF continues to petition the government to correct the injustice meted on the 27 Kenyans who were languishing in foreign jails. So far 8  have been returned.

Muslims’ Political Participation—Memorandum of Understanding

Prior to the 2007 elections, and after much consultation, NAMLEF entered into MoU with Hon. Raila Odinga. NAMLEF would support the candidacy of Hon. Raila while in return, and upon his election as President, he would ensure good and sound governance of Kenya for the country's prosperity. Affirmative development action in Muslim dominated areas was a main feature to ensure that these areas were brought to par with the rest of the nation.

2007 Elections

NAMLEF actively participated in the 2007 elections where they supported ODM's Hon. Raila Odinga for the presidency. Member organisations at the grassroots were involved in rallying Muslims and Kenyans towards change of leadership by campaigning for ODM Civic and Parliamentary aspirants and Hon. Odinga for President. Currently, NAMLEF was a participant at different levels in the coalition government talks and different initiatives aimed at healing the country after the crisis following the general elections.

Government Engagement

After the 2008 elections, NAMLEF has been engaging the government in a positive way. The aim is to lobby the government to deliver appropriate service to Muslims areas where they were lacking. This venue of engagement also allows us to seek redress to injustices meted to Muslims and Muslim areas. Of great is the land issue where the Minister for lands was emphatic during the NAMLEF delegations' call on him that all land issues of grievance to the community be brought his attention for correction.