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Garissa Town MP Aden Duale during the inauguration of the new Masjid Aqsa on Mombasa Road, Nairobi county. [Courtesy]
Garissa Town MP Aden Duale has called for the building of more Mosques in the country, saying they are the heart of Islamic life.
Speaking on Sunday, May 23 after the launch of the Geat Modern Masjid Aqsa on Mombasa Road in Nairobi, Duale said Mosques are used for prayers during Islam s holiest month Ramadan, as centres for education and information, places for social welfare, and also for dispute settlement.
Duale who was in the company of other leading Muslim scholars, Businessmen and political leaders for the inauguration of the Great Modern Masjid Aqsa, said Masjid will be in the league of the largest Mosques in the city after Masjid Jamia, Masjid Parklands, Masjid Abubakar (Eastleigh), Masjid Rahma (Hurlingham) among the over 300 Masjid.