By Farida Mwangi
Revered Imam of Makina Jamia mosque in Kibera, Nairobi, Sheikh Mahmud Suleiman has been laid to rest following his demise on Tuesday.
Born in 1930, Sheikh Mahmud Suleiman, will be remembered for being the first Imam to host an Islamic programme in the then Voice of Kenya (VoK) and an ardent agitator of Nubian land rights in Kibera.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Raila Odinga has sent a message of condolence to family, friends and the entire Nubian community following the sudden death of Sheikh Mahmud.
In his message Raila termed Sheikh Mahmud as a spiritual leader whose efforts cannot be over emphasised. He said that the Muslim and Nubian community has lost a unifying figure adding that as the area Member of Parliament, he will ensure that Mahmud’s dream and struggle to have Nubian land given back is fulfilled.
Several embassies including Iran and Sudan have also sent similar messages of condolences.
Sheikh Mahmud Suleiman will be remembered as a mentor and tutor to various sheikhs in the country.
Until his death, Sheikh Mahmud Suleiman was the Imam of Jamia Mosque, Kibera.
Source http://www.thenewdawn.info/
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