Federation of Women lawyers (FIDA Kenya) has called out Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha to take personal responsibility for his utterances and resign from public office.

This comes after Magoha allegedly profiled a female Muslim journalist as a possible Al-Shabaab representative.

The lobby through a statement shared to newsrooms signed by the federation chairman Nancy Ikinu demanded that Magoha should apologize for failure to which legal action should be taken upon him.

 “This is simply hate speech and sad that a whole Cs can target  profile and verbally attack female journalist in the course of her duties based on her assumed religion and further associate her religion with terrorism,” said Ikinu.

The lobby says Magoha acted in violation of Article 32 of the constitution that guarantees every Kenyan the right of religion, freedom of coexistence, belief and opinion and therefore Magoha was wrong to profile the journalist with her religion.

“The Cs utterances resulted in pure discrimination and violation of himan rights contrary to and prohibited by Article 27 (4, of the constitution,” added Ikinu.

She added “we recognize that Alshabaab is a terrorist organization that has been linked to the deaths of many Kenyans, however, associating every Kenyan muslim  and in particular the female journalist with an illegal;l group is unacceptable,”.

Pressure continued to mount after other organizations like FIDA-Kenya stated should Magoha fail to apologise, they will petition relevant institutions to institute disciplinary actions against him.

“Magoha’s utterances resulted in pure discrimination and a violation of human rights contrary to and prohibited by Article 27 (4) of the Constitution.

"We demand that he makes a public apology to the journalist. FIDA-Kenya also demands that CS Magoha takes personal responsibility for his utterances and resign from public office failure to which FIDA-Kenya will petition relevant institutions to institute disciplinary actions against the CS

On Wednesday the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) asked the National Cohesion and Integration Council (NCIC) to sermon the CS over his remarks

 On Thursday Kenya Women Muslim Alliance director Farida Rashid said the minister remarks also were condemned by saying Magoha is a disgrace to Kenyan leadership for the disrespect.

“Magoha remarks should be treated as incitement, because the country was calm until a whole minister resurfaces with Alshabaab remarks profiling a journalist, he should apologize to Kenyan muslim leaders,” said Farida.

Speaking in Mombasa Farida said women Muslims will take to the streets to demonstrate demanding him to resign. They want President Uhuru Kenyatta to crack the whip on the minister for his disrespect to women.

“We will go to the streets to demonstrate that our religion is very important, if the president does not fire Magoha,we will force him out of office,” said Farida, who led women leaders in a media briefing.

Mvita Mp Abdulswamand Nassir also weighed in on the matter saying rights of muslims should be respected because it is within the law to enjoy rights and freedoms in Kenya in accordance with the constitution.

“I am very disappointed with the Cs George Magoha, for his remarks, that is out rightly wrong, you cannot do that,I represent all religions, such kind of remarks can spark religious animosity,” said Nassir.