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Eid –ul- Adha amid Covid-19 pandemic

A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. [Photo: AFP]


Busy streets leaving you no space to move about is what would traditionally classify the streets of Eastleigh in Nairobi during this period just a few hours to the grand Eid celebration.

Overwhelmed sellers, bargaining buyers, oversaturated atmosphere, loud matatus, and of course pickpockets moving about waiting for an unlucky Kenyan.

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