{"id":116109,"date":"2025-06-06T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/ruto-extends-eid-uk-adha-greetings-to-kenyan-muslims\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:03:51","slug":"ruto-extends-eid-uk-adha-greetings-to-kenyan-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-extends-eid-uk-adha-greetings-to-kenyan-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto extends Eid-uk-Adha greetings to Kenyan muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 \u2014 President William Samoei Ruto has extended warm Eid-ul-Adha greetings to Muslims across Kenya, joining the faithful in commemorating one of the key event in the Islamic calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a goodwill message shared by State House and accompanied by a symbolic image of the Kaaba and a sacrificial lamb, President Ruto wished the Muslim community peace, joy, and spiritual fulfillment during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay Allah Almighty accept your sacrifices and reward you with peace and happiness,\u201d the message read, recognizing the religious significance of the holiday coinciding with the Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah.<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate nationwide observance of the festival, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki gazetted Friday, June 6, as a public holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations across the country saw Muslims gather for early morning prayers, share meals with family and friends, and perform <em>Qurbani<\/em>, a tradition involving slaughter of animals and distribution meat to the less fortunate in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>In Garissa County, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale hosted an Iftar dinner on the eve of the festival, coinciding with the Day of Arafah. <\/p>\n<p>The gathering brought together Islamic scholars, youth leaders, and elders for a moment of collective reflection and spiritual unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Day of Arafah is not only a time of devotion but also a reminder of our shared responsibility to uplift one another,\u201d CS Duale said. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that the dinner served as a platform to reinforce messages of generosity, faith, and community cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>Religious leaders and community opinion shapers present at the event emphasized the importance of compassion and solidarity, especially in aiding the vulnerable during Eid.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 \u2014 President William Samoei Ruto has extended warm Eid-ul-Adha greetings to Muslims across Kenya, joining the faithful in commemorating one of the key event in the Islamic calendar. In a goodwill message shared by State House and accompanied by a symbolic image of the Kaaba and a sacrificial lamb, President Ruto [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}