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Why 5,000 Kenyan muslims will follow Pilgrimage in Mecca from home

Five thousand Kenyan Muslims are among the 2 million faithful that will miss this year’s pilgrimage to the holy sites in Mecca due to Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Saudi Arabia religious authorities.

This pilgrimage is one of the five pillars that Muslims are required to perform at least once in their lifetime.

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