Kenya just got five new people who will pick members for its Waqf Commission, thanks to Attorney General Dorcas Oduor. She named Jawahir Keinan Hassan, Al-Hajji Hassan Kirua ole Naado, Sheikh Ibrahim Lethome Asmani, Sheikh Abdala Ibrahim Ateka, and Sumayya Hassan to do this important job. These five folks must find the right candidates for the commission that handles Muslim charitable donations across the country.
The Waqf Commission deals with Islamic gifts like buildings and land given for religious or charitable reasons. People mark these assets as permanent donations they never want back. Since March 2022, a special law has given this commission the power to register all these donations and ensure they run properly. Before this panel came along, many legal issues kept these donated assets from helping communities.
President William Ruto promised Muslim leaders he would fix these problems fast when he met them for an Iftar dinner at State House Nairobi. He bragged about his smart Attorney General, saying she would solve everything within months. Muslim leaders had complained about the three-year delay in getting this system working even though the law was passed back in 2022.
The AG made these appointments using her legal powers under section 7 of the Waqf Act. The final commission will have a chairperson picked by the Lands Cabinet Secretary plus six other members chosen based on what Muslim community leaders recommend. The team also includes someone from the Attorney General's office, another from the Finance Ministry, and one more from the Lands Ministry. Their job focuses on tracking every Islamic charitable donation and making sure the money helps the right causes.
The Waqf Commission deals with Islamic gifts like buildings and land given for religious or charitable reasons. People mark these assets as permanent donations they never want back. Since March 2022, a special law has given this commission the power to register all these donations and ensure they run properly. Before this panel came along, many legal issues kept these donated assets from helping communities.
President William Ruto promised Muslim leaders he would fix these problems fast when he met them for an Iftar dinner at State House Nairobi. He bragged about his smart Attorney General, saying she would solve everything within months. Muslim leaders had complained about the three-year delay in getting this system working even though the law was passed back in 2022.
The AG made these appointments using her legal powers under section 7 of the Waqf Act. The final commission will have a chairperson picked by the Lands Cabinet Secretary plus six other members chosen based on what Muslim community leaders recommend. The team also includes someone from the Attorney General's office, another from the Finance Ministry, and one more from the Lands Ministry. Their job focuses on tracking every Islamic charitable donation and making sure the money helps the right causes.
