Hours after President William Ruto termed Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi as ‘fairly incompetent’ during his tenure as Attorney General over his failure to establish the Waqf Commission, the CS has issued a response.
Through a statement on his X account, the CS stressed that the Waqf Act does not provide for the creation of the Muslim Endowment fund.
According to Muturi, the creation of the fund is the responsibility of a person who professes the Muslim faith and is managed by the Waqf Commission.
“Under the Waqf Act no.8 of 2022, there’s no provision for a “Muslim Endowment Fund “. It must be understood that a waqf is a religious, charitable, or benevolent endowment by a person who professes Muslim faith and is managed by the Waqf Commission,” Muturi clarified.
However, speaking on Tuesday, March 25, during an Iftar session with the Muslim community at State House in Nairobi, Ruto said that Muturi was unable to handle legal matters relating to the establishment of Waqf during his tenure as Attorney General.
“As we move forward, we will continue to look at the issues that have been raised here—issues of education—and find a nexus between religious and formal education to determine what needs to be done,” Ruto said.
“On Waqf, I agree with you; it has taken too long. There is no reason for the delay, and I had a problem with the AG who was there. He was fairly incompetent, but now I have a very competent lady, and I can assure you the issues of Waqf will be sorted out,” Ruto added.
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