Supkem wants Kenyan Hajj victims paid

Supkem Chairman Abdulghafur El-Busaidy addresses the Press in Nairobi yesterday in the aftermath of the Mecca stampede in which more than 700 pilgrims died. Next to him is Supkem Director General Lattif Shaban. [PHOTO: EDWARD KIPLIMO/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims (Supkem) now wants Saudi Arabia to compensate families of Kenyans affected in the Mina tragedy.

According to reports, six Kenyans have so far been confirmed dead in the stampede where over 700 people perished on September 24.