Leaders of a mosque in Kenya’s coastal town of Lamu have written to a US based designer who made the t-shirt worn by musician Jay Z recently.

The t-shirt featured the historical mosque of Riyadha which they say should not be displayed in garments that could end up in bars.

The leaders said they appreciated the display of Lamu by the designer Zeddie Lukoye but preferred that he uses non-religious historical sites.

“You cannot associate a religious minaret with worldly things. You print a T-Shirt with a logo that might end up in clubs and bars. Let him apologise,” one of the leaders is quoted saying.