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    "id": 1054166,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1054166/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
        "slug": "daniel-kamuren-tuitoek"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this particular amendment to the Law of Succession Act. Many Members have outlined that we are witnessing a lot of acrimony every time a person dies; the issue of sharing property becomes a major problem. This matter mostly surrounds various women who surface during burials wanting to be included in the burial arrangements. After the burial, the issue of succession comes up. They always want to be included in the sharing of property. This law seeks to minimise these intruders. They are not the official or legally married spouses. For us Kalenjins, we had clear way of sharing property whenever a spouse died, especially the husband. Whether one had one, two or several wives, it was clear how the wives and sons would share the properties. Normally, a ceremony would be conducted after one or two weeks after someone passes on to arrange a way of sharing the properties belonging to the man. Every legal wife was assured of being part of the property-sharing process. In this case, we are going to have a clear law that stipulates those who should benefit from the estate of the departed. This amendment Bill will safeguard the spouses: the legal wives of the departed person. It is good to put it clearly because it has become a serious problem. Every time somebody passes on, even before he is buried, people rush to court to stop the burial just because they are looking forward to the day after the burial and succession takes centre stage. This Bill will help a lot in terms of curtailing those who are not true beneficiaries of a deceased person’s estate."
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