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Muslims condemn murder of nine -year old boy

National Chairman Council of Imams and Preachers in Kenya Sheikh Abdallah Ateka (left) congratulates Kakamega County Commissioner Abdirisack Jaldesa after attending prayers to mark Eid ul Fitr at Kakamega Jamia Mosque on June 5, 2019. [ BENJAMIN SAKWA]

Muslims in Kakamega County have condemned the murder of nine-year-old boy who went missing for two days and later found murdered and his body dumped in a thicket.

The victim, Ismail Shukkar left home to attend madrasa at a mosque in Kakamega town on Saturday but did not return.

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