Members of the Bohra community converging at the Bohra Community Centre in Karen. President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to open an Arabic academy sponsored by the community on Thursday. Photo/nation.co.kePresident Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch an Arabic academy that will also admit 1,000 students from 21 countries.
President Kenyatta will preside over the ceremony on Thursday by alongside the leader of the Bohra community His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.
He flew from India for the function.
The Bohra community is a branch of Shia Muslims.
Mr Hebatullah has urged Kenyans to denounce violence during the election campaign period .
“[The] Bohra community will support any person elected democratically by the people on August 8. We are only calling upon politicians to conduct their campaigns with decorum for the sake of peace,” Sheikh Hebatullah said during a press conference at Bohra Community Centre in Karen.