Kenya’s largest mosque initiates charity drive

Kenyan Muslims have expressed gratitude to President Uhuru Kenyatta for lifting movement restrictions, so as to allow them take part in the Ramadan fast.

In a statement, Sheikh Hamisi Mungai, the Chairman of Kenya's Council of Imams and Muslim Preachers said "The Muslim community is grateful that the government has decided to remove the curfews, as they would have disrupted our Ramadan schedule.”

As a follow up, the largest mosque in Kenya has called on Muslim faithfuls to donate food and clothing to the poor and needy.

An entrepreneur who volunteered to participate in the charity- Swaleh Mwangeka said "I must help my Muslim brothers and sisters, or that child who doesn't have any means of getting food during Ramadan.”

He also said "This is how I show gratitude for the blessings I have received. I don't want to imagine less fortunate Muslims going without iftar-evening fast-breaking meal or sahur-pre-fasting meal this month, when Muslims abstain from food and drink during daylight hours.”

"I save up every year just for this. We're welcoming the holy month by feeding and clothing the less fortunate during this time of intense prayer and fasting," Mwangeka said.

One of the beneficiaries of the charity, Halima Mohamed said “she will now focus on prayer without having to worry about finding food and shelter.”

She joyfully said "It took me two hours to walk from the Kibera slums to the mosque today, but - thanks to my Muslim brothers and sisters - I now have something to eat."

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