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The Standard | Online Edition :: Scramble for Nyali
Unique location
As a Nyali resident for the last 20 years, Lucy says the area is prime given its unique location, safety and other amenities such as beautiful beach hotels, shopping areas, entertainment spots and beaches.”The estate has a reputation that cannot be matched by any other in town,” adds Lucy.It has a reliable piped water supply, electricity and a good road network. Located only nine kilometres from the CBD, Nyali was known by its name way back in 1920s when foreigners started developing interest in the area.In 1931, the colonialists built a 1,300-foot pontoon to link Mombasa Island and the mainland north, which eased access to Nyali. Building of the new Nyali Bridge in 1980 caused the rush for property after the Mombasa Municipal Council designated the area as a low-density residential place.The name Nyali originated from a Mijikenda word nyari meaning wilderness or traditional spirits jini. The National Museums of Kenya NMK spokesman Aalawy Abuzein explains that the locals used to regard Nyali as a sacred place where they would go to appease nyari in caves overlooking the Indian Ocean.
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Kenya – The jewel of East Africa and its magnificent safari wildlife and idyllic Indian Ocean coast – Telegraph
Indonesian Muslims praying to Kenya, not Mecca, after faulty edict – Telegraph
Indonesia’s highest Islamic body has been forced to apologise to the country’s Muslims after admitting they have been praying towards Kenya rather than Mecca.
Officials in the world’s most populous Muslim country admitted on Monday that they made a mistake when issuing an edict in March saying the holy city in Saudi Arabia was to the country’s west.
The Indonesian Ulema Council, or MUI, has since asked followers to shift direction slightly northward during their daily prayers.
“After a thorough study with some cosmography and astronomy experts, we learned they’ve been facing southern Somalia and Kenya,” said Ma’ruf Amin, a prominent cleric of the MUI.
“We’ve revised it now to the north-west.”
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Indonesian Muslims praying to Kenya, not Mecca, after faulty edict – Telegraph.