A section of religious leaders is appealing to the Attorney General (AG) to review the recent appointments of five members of the Waqf Commission selection panel to include representatives from the Coast.
Waqf is simply a form of permanent charitable donation where assets such as land or buildings are set aside to generate continuous benefits for the community, funding services like education, healthcare, or religious activities.
The AG appointed Jawahir Keinan Hassan, Al-Hajji Hassan Kirua ole Naado, Sheikh Ibrahim Lethome Asmani, Sheikh Abdala Ibrahim Ateka and Sumayya Hassan to be members of the selection panel.
Sheikh Abu Qatada, the chairperson of Pwani Patriotic Religious Leaders, thanked President William Ruto for the appointments to oversee the selection of the Waqf Commission, as announced in Kenya Gazette Notice No. 3861, published on March 28, 2025.
