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    "id": 1091488,
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    "speaker_name": "Isiolo CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rehema Jaldesa",
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        "legal_name": "Rehema Dida Jaldesa",
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    "content": "we feel those who are dead will have life after it goes towards helping them. If they had sinned then their sins are forgiven. Therefore, establishing this Commission will bring a lot of clarity and ensure accountability and transparency in how this fund is regulated. I have just told you about one old man, Sheikh Abdullahi Golicha, who never married in his life because if he had children, probably he thought the money would somehow go to his family. So, he dedicated it and has a waqf built in Isiolo for collecting rent and helping the poor. He is educating and helping orphans. Therefore, I want to invite my brother Chris one of these weekends to accompany me to Isiolo so he can really appreciate what this fund does for people. Sometimes back there was a lot of propaganda and bad publicity that money coming from outside the country in terms of donations was funding illegal activities like Al-Shabaab and others. It was given a lot of negativity and the poor in this country suffered. When we establish a waqf with clear trustees who can be sued and sue, we will establish the source of funds and how they are utilised. That way, there will be prudent utilisation of resources. It is said that all waqfs will be registered by the Commission. Registering the fund in a Commission will make it possible for it to be followed up on daily basis to know who the beneficiaries are, how it is being utilised and where the funds are coming from. I am quite excited because they said if the trustee fails to utilise the funds as per the regulations, then the funds can even revert to the families and these are some of the things that were lacking. There are some funds in this country where all family members have gone and are not under anybody. Therefore, the fund is just there with no way of regulating it. When I went through the Bill, it was captured on how such a fund can be put in the waqf. I think this is one law that should have been enacted way back. It would have gone a long way in supporting the poor and bringing clarity. I want to appreciate the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Vice-Chair who is here for guiding us very well. Thank you so much. Let us fast-track this and ensure it works for this country. I am inviting Members to come to my county for benchmarking because this is where waqf has really worked. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support."
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