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    "id": 1091430,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kamukunji, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Hassan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "the Bill is acknowledging that particular diversity in our country. We are a multiracial, multi-ethnic and multireligious country in which all our citizens are respected and given the place they deserve in our legislation. The second element of this particular Bill is that it is based on Islamic laws. Therefore, it allows Muslims to contribute openly and transparently under the legislation of our country, as some of the speakers have underpinned. If you look at the background of this particular situation, there is a lot of suspicion about accumulation and saving of money, particularly by the Muslim Community. When they raise money for their benefit, there is often a suspicion that perhaps this could be used for money laundering or for other illegal activities. So, it is important to anchor the contribution this particular community makes for its own upliftment and development towards the less fortunate members of the community in a legislation supported by the Government. There is also the creation of the commission which will oversee and coordinate the activities of the money that is collected and put together for those particular purposes. There are many traditional methods that are out of sync with modern financial management and controls that are required by law. This commission will go a long way in providing that platform to the Muslim Community, so that they know where the money they are giving goes and how it is used. In the unfortunate situations where persons who have given the money pass away, there should be a system in place where the community can have an arbitration through an independent commission appointed by the Government that is based on the legislations of our country. This is very important in that sense and will go a long way in building the confidence of that community and the general Kenyan public to know that this is something that is above board, legal and managed properly using the commission that will be appointed. With those remarks, I support this Bill. Thank you."
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