Nairobi Governor Johson Sakaja has said the county government will allow free parking near mosques in Nairobi every Friday between 12:00pm and 2:30pm to allow Muslims to pray without obstacles.
Sakaja made this announcement Wednesday, April 19 while hosting Nairobi County IFTAR dinner.
He stated that he will present the matter to the finance committee to ensure the plan is implemented as soon as possible.
“I want to announce and am happy I have the entire assembly here, Friday from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm no parking fee near any mosque in Nairobi,” Sakaja said.
“We accept those that are coming to the mosque to be allowed and I will bring this to the finance act so as to be done legally so we can allow our brothers and sisters go to mosque and pray without any obstacles, kindly no clamping at that time!” He added.
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Moreover, the Nairobi governor cautioned non-Muslim members of the public against taking advantage of the free parking opportunity, adding that they would work with the mosque leaders to ensure it was done properly.
Furthermore, governor Sakaja noted that Jamia Mosque is a revered place of worship hence, the county will make sure no business stalls are built around it.
“The chief officer of the environment kindly Make sure you restore that environment to have the respect it deserves and there are no stalls that will be erected there, it is a place of worship and even Jesus chased out businesspeople in the temple thus we will not allow the Jamia Mosque to be disrespected,” he said while quoting a bible verse (Mathew 21:12)
