Muslims in Mombasa seek divine intervention to bring rain

Muslims pray for rains at Mombasa's Makadara Grounds on November 3, 2016. PHOTO | MOHAMED AHMED | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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The prolonged drought in the region has prompted locals to seek divine intervention to bring rain.

Hundreds of Muslims today morning held special prayers for rains in Mombasa as the drought in the country gets worse.

The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya led the faithful in prayers for rains at Makadara Grounds.

The prolonged drought in the region has prompted locals to seek divine intervention to bring rain.