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    "id": 1054178,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2611,
        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
        "slug": "richard-nyagaka-tongi"
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    "content": "This is a lady who when everyone is tired and the husband is watching television, will say: “I am tired, and I need to go to bed,” but in actual sense goes to the kitchen to cook and also prepare for the next day by ironing her husband’s clothes and hers as well, so that they are ready without drama. She prepares the children to go to school. The next day she makes sure she is singing them a lullaby before they sleep and switches off the lights in the house. She is the first person to wake up. She does all those things. If you want to quantify all that contribution, probably they make much more in terms of helping the family and the man to have the peace of mind which then helps him to make the kind of money he makes out there. So, the least this lady wants is that when the unfortunate happens and her husband passes on she is exposed to drama by another kagirl somewhere in Nairobi who claims to have had tea with the man and, therefore, qualifies to be part of the family. That should not happen. I think this law will help us to address some of those concerns because in the past there have been complaints and misunderstanding that your children who are above 18 years do not qualify to benefit from your estate. That should not be the case because your children might be above 18 years, but they are not lucky, they are not settled and they do not have resources. They need to be given some seed money to start their business and that can only come from the parents, be it a mum or a dad who has passed on. We were going through some cases yesterday and we were shocked. In Parliament, there are some of our colleagues who passed on many years ago, more than 10 years ago, some more than 15 years and some going to even 20 years ago and the cases have not been determined. That is a replica of what is going on in the country. Because of disagreement between spouses, their estate has not been given out, to date. As an investment banker, I will tell you that the value of money today is not the same as it will be tomorrow. Finally, they will be given the money. The 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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