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    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "lawyers will not finish it on court bills, but they will not do much when they are given that money, like they would have done if they were given the money the first day. Most of these cases are coming up because of that quagmire, misunderstanding and lacuna which has been there in the law. It is not clearly defined who a spouse is. It is not clearly defined who a husband is. It is not clearly defined who a wife is. This is a progressive Bill from Hon. Kaluma even when we all agree that Kaluma is known for brilliance. He has majored mainly on laws dealing with ladies, spouses, divorce and children who have issues. That is what a family is. I wonder because he is a grandson of one of the famous men in this country who had more than 100 wives and he managed them very well and he was able to share his wealth in a very harmonious way without any drama. Maybe that is an example. Maybe that is something that all of us need to learn from. The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church in which I fellowship has a provision on how to help families which are going through difficulties of sharing out the wealth. No wonder honourable Judge Ongeri Asenath was able to use the wisdom of the training she had in the SDA church. She used it to clear the lacuna which had been in the law in terms of the definition of a husband as a principal beneficiary of the estate of the deceased wife. She was able to define that a spouse is a person you have lived with for many years. My colleague and a senior Member, Hon. Duale, said that you might have lived with a lady for 30 years or more and, unfortunately, things happen and you divorce during the last one year before you die. But the law has provided for such a case. It has taken into account and provided for that. When you divorce, the estate that you have will be shared with your divorced wife. So, there is no injury. There is nothing that the divorced wife is going to miss. I would have been happier if Hon. Kaluma was here and we find out exactly how we have taken care of the children of the divorced wife because those are the people we really need to take into account and ensure that they are also provided for. We should be careful not to encourage dependence where our children are going to wait for you to die. Some have gone to a level of taking, say, a loan by using as a guarantee your estate in anticipation of your death. I support. I think it is a progressive law. It is not perfect, but it is going to address that. It is a step in the right direction. Thank you."
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