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"speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
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"content": "So, clearly as we proceed to the Third Reading, we will be able to make an amendment so that this Waqf fund is not only associated with a specific religion or group of the society; rather it should provide certain criteria on how it is going to be used. It should be clear how it is going to be structured and how it is going to be disbursed so that it is an acceptable endowment fund. Also, the Government should be able to follow up on it. Currently, there could be some other funds which are set up in very dubious ways. An example is the money that comes through laundering and other unrecognised means. So, basically the Government must also oversee the expenditure of this money. It must know how much it is and how much impact it has. The Government is going to have a proper structure for it. I find this endowment fund the best thing that can ever happen in Kenya because we are going to support the less fortunate, including institutions that are currently housing very disabled and affected members of the society, particularly widows and orphans. It is also going to support education. Education is the greatest thing. It is an equaliser. The fact that this fund can also be used to expand educational institutions, particularly Islamic institutions, means that it will support those institutions. I believe this Waqf Bill is very timely. The fact that we are deliberating it in this House is a great thing. I fully support the creation of the proposed fund. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity."
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