Muslims countrywide celebrate end of Ramadhan
THE STANDARD NATIONAL Muslims pray during Eid-Ul-Fitri at Tononoka Grounds in Mombasa to mark the end of Ramadhan. [Robert Menza, Standard] A section of Muslims defied the Chief Kadhi, Sharif Ahmed Muhdhar and yesterday celebrated Idd Ul Fitr, a festival that marks the end of Ramadhan, a month-long fasting period. On Wednesday night, Muhdhar said the Hilal (moon crescent) had not been sighted in Kenya or Tanzania and urged Muslims to fast on Thursday to complete the prescribed 30 days of Ramadhan. In Mombasa, Catholic Archbishop Martin Kivuva and Anglican Church Bishop Alphonso Mwaro Baya jo...
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