It is estimated that approximately 11 per cent of the Kenyan population are Muslims, which translates to around 4.3 million people.
The Kenyan coast is said to be the region highly populated by Muslims in Kenya, where vast majority of Muslims of the Shafii school of jurisprudence.
When the pioneer Muslims traders arrived on the coast around eighth century, they intermingled with the local communities along the region which lead to many people converting to Islam thus creating the blend of culture.
One of the most controversial debate which has never ended is how to differentiate between the Islamic Sharias to be followed by Muslims and the culture of certain communities.
I met Twahir Hussein Kassim, East Africa Regional Coordinator of the Islamic Online University (IOU) which is a global institution targeting to spread Islamic knowledge and understanding.
Twahir explains how Muslims, mostly in Africa, have been forcing themselves to follow some cultures yet they are not Islamic, giving an example of what happening in Middle East.
“In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive cars and that’s their culture but not Islamic,” he says.
He also gives an example of women wearing the 'ninja' dress. Twahiri says though it is recommended, it is not a must for a woman to wear the 'ninja' dress though some Muslim scholars have been preaching it as a must.
Speaking on the issue if girls and women participating in sports, Twahir says that any girl is allowed to participate in any game of her choice provided that she puts on special costumes that do not expose her body.
He finally advices Muslims to read the Holy Quran appropriately and know how to differentiate Islamic and the people's cultures in order to stop the trend of doing things wrongly.
“Islam came with its own culture, as an African you should look at your cultures and see which ones fit with the religion and leave behind all those that do not match with Allah,” he added.