As we thank the Almighty Allah (swt) for significant decline of Covid -19 infection in the country, we are however distressed at Government’s decision of allowing bars and restaurants selling alcohol while brushing off the re-opening of Madrasas. Consequently, the issue of re-opening Madrasas has also not been included in the ongoing debate between parents, the Ministry of Education and the Health Ministry on re-opening schools.

The  Coronavirus pandemic which continues to claim the lives of many people globally has also led to the suspension of most economic activities, devastating people’s means of livelihood. It has also led to the closure of learning institutions which has resulted into another crisis in Kenya; a surge in school girl pregnancies.

The police have gunned down a man and his two children in a night raid in Kwale county South Coast of Kenya. Police claim 41-year-old Mohamed Rahma Mapenzi, alias Spanya, was a wanted terrorist who used his children as a human shield after lobbing a hand grenade at them when the officers stormed his house.

As the Ummah enters into the holy month of Ramadhan, Hizb ut Tahrir / Kenya wishes to extend its warmest greetings on this blessed occasion to the Muslims in Kenya and the world at large. We pray to Allah (swt) to give us strength and health to observe the noble act of fasting which is not only obligatory but one of five pillars of Islam.