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Confusion over moon sighting as govt announces Idd-ul-Fitr

An official is silhoutted as he uses a telescope tp scan for a cresent moon in Jakarta, Indonesia. [Achmad Ibrahim, AP]

As Muslim faithfuls across the globe prepare to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr marking the end of the Holy month of fasting, Ramadhan, controversy over the dates as to when the fasting period wraps up still lingers.

On Wednesday, 19, 2023, the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki gazetted Friday, April 21 a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr.

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