A view of Kaaba as Muslim pilgrims keeping social distance perform Tawaf during the annual Hajj pilgrimage amid the coronavirus in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia yesterday. While the market is normally busy, a day to Muslim Eidul-Adhha festivities (annual Muslim celebration that signifies the end of the pilgrimage at the holy sites in Mecca), usually marks the market’s peak season. During past such festivities, the market would receive an average 50 lorries of goats and sheep. In Kenya, no Muslim faithful has travelled to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, a stark difference from last year whereby 4,200 Muslims went to fulfil the requirement. This year, the Kenya Muslim Hajj delegation had met in Saudi Arabia for the evaluation meeting in January and the number of Muslims allocated to perform Hajj had been increased to 4,500.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2020 21:01 UTC