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    "id": 1091543,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Edith Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me say at the outset that I have learnt a lot about the waqf and it is a very noble idea. It is a very good Bill but I also note that actually if we practised our faith properly and we are led as the good book says, we would not need many of these laws. I have also noted that the Waqf Bill is actually trying to provide for controls and bring sanity in the management of these funds, which have been collected for a long time. It is a very good practice to actually give to the poor. I have noted that the Bill is trying to bring up a framework for charity. From this Bill, we will also have commissioners who will be registered as per the Bill. This Bill is going to help even succession, which will be done after one has contributed. My concern is whether this Bill might open a Pandora’s Box whereby members of other faiths may feel that they also have their own Bills which should also be brought to Parliament. But if the passage of this Bill will bring sanity in the management of those funds, why not pass it? This is because other faiths also contribute towards the poor. They contribute through their policies towards education, construction of God’s houses and undertake so many other projects. If this Bill goes through, then other faiths could also learn from it and, if possible, bring their own policy frameworks for validation so that they can also have some sanity and controls in the management of their funds. When this Bill goes through, it is important to actually differentiate whether the funds will go to individuals, families or to the public. If the funds get to the public with the help of a Bill that has been passed by this House, then, maybe, it will open up the way for other people who are not Muslims to also benefit. In doing so, the Government will also be putting funds into this good arrangement. I note that it is a good Bill which is trying to bring sanity to regulate the funds which have been contributed towards the poor by people who sacrifice whatever they should have enjoyed for 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."
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