Kenya's Islamic courts are illegal and discriminatory, a panel of judges has ruled.

肯尼亚某评审团裁定，伊斯兰法庭是非法的、差别对待的。

Muslims have had their own court system since colonial rule

The three judges said the Islamic "Kadhi" courts favoured Islam（回教徒） over other faiths, and that this was unconstitutional（违反宪法的） as Kenya was a secular¹（世俗的） country.

The issue of Islamic courts has been a contentious²（有争议的） point in the country's new proposed constitution.

It is due to go to a referendum（全民投票） in August.

The Kadhi courts - set up under British colonial rule - mainly deal with matters of marriage and inheritance（遗产，继承） for Kenya's Muslim minority.

The Christian³ church in Kenya brought the case to court six years ago.

As part of a power-sharing deal to end deadly riots（暴动，骚乱） following elections in December 2007, it was agreed that a new constitution would be written.