The three-day Quranic competition had drawn students from across East Africa including Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, and Zanzibar...

The mass ceremony aims to legalise marriages according to Islamic laws to enable couples to perform their religious duties effectively.

Chief Kadhi Athman Abdulhalim Hussein says the crescent has been sighted in parts including Mombasa and Lamu, Malindi in Kilifi, Tana River, and Mande...

This follows the sighting of the new moon in several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

With more than Sh4 million raised and one food sack costing Sh8,000, more than 500 families have benefited.

Muslims believe Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, to be the holiest. It lasts 29 to 30 days, depending on the lunar cycle.