KTN’s Ben Kitili and Amina Mude got married in November last year, but their union was faced with backlash following their cross-cultural and cross-religious union since he is a Kamba-Christian and Amina is a Borana-Muslim. Following the mixed reactions to their big day, Kitili commented that he was happy to have married the wife of his youth and emphasized that God is more important than religion.
A great day when I married the wife of my youth..thanks for your warm wishes..
To my Muslim/Somali brothers & sisters; thanks a lot..
To those who are not so receptive; it's your right as long as you dont cross the line..God is more important than religion..#WajirsFinest pic.twitter.com/FYPIs7Dx5p
— Ben Kitili (@Ben_Kitili) November 21, 2018
Amina is not happy and has expressed disappointment after a social media user directed insults towards her young adorable daughter. She has mentioned that she has been receiving lots of insults and backlash from her Muslim brothers and sisters but others have decided to cross the line and insult her daughter.
She stated that it is not right for someone to attack an innocent child due to her parents choices, asking people to be kind and respect their decisions. ”So anyone who knows me, knows that the insults and backlash I constantly face from people especially my Muslim sisters and brothers, doesn’t affect me. Days like this I have to admit that my heart is heavy, insult me all you can but never cross the line and abuse my precious daughter. She is sweet, kind, such a free spirit. I want her to grow up knowing that she is beautiful, strong and no matter her religion/tribe, she can be anything she wants. Shabs Abdi and people like you, kindly remember that innocent children can not and will never be judged by their parents actions. Let’s be kind to one another, respect people’s decisions. Islam is such a beautiful religion, don’t make innocent children ran away from it. This negatively has to stop. Let’s make this world a safe space for our children #bekind#temporarypost.”