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    "id": 1091437,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1091437/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "and sadaka. But because of lack of a legal framework, these funds in churches have ended up not benefitting charity works, not benefitting widows, persons with disabilities or orphans. Instead, they have become a green ground for pastors and men in cloth to feed on. Because this is a legal Fund that is controlled by laws, people have benefitted and we have learnt. Even Christians will learn from the Muslim faith on how to be men. There are no divorces, there are no love triangles, there is no this “send upkeep money” in Islam and within the Muslim Community. This is because they have accepted to be civilized, but still maintain their cultures and faith. We are really learning a lot because we have such funds even in our Maasai culture, but they are not legalised. We have such ways and laws of distributing wealth. We know what will go the first wife, what will go to the first son, and what will go to the lastborn. But because we have not legalised it, we have accepted westernisation rather than civilization. We have a lot of problems. We can learn from the Muslim faith. What I have also picked is that this law is quite old. It was put in place in 1954 when only a coastal strip was an Islamic region. Currently, there is a mosque in every village. All our villages have Muslims, not only Muslims by origin or from the communities that practice the Islamic faith, but also those who have been recruited. I pride in ole Naado, the current Chairman of SUPKEM, who is a Maasai. He is the Chairman of SUPKEM. So, we have been recruited. Most of our communities have been recruited into this faith. We are really learning a lot. I really thank his Excellency, Hon. Aden Duale, who has educated us. I hope he will educate the whole country, all The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}