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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to congratulate and thank Hon. Peter Kaluma for coming up with a brilliant piece of legislation because, clearly, this is one of the problems that this country has faced. You will recall that almost every time a wealthy individual passes on, there is always a fight and this fight is about his wealth. Many times funerals do not take place for months on end because there are people coming out of the woodwork claiming to be part and parcel of that individual's family. What happens is that bodies remain in the morgues for months but, when you figure out what the problem is, it is never really the fight about the bodies. It is always about the wealth. In addition, the amendment is meant to ensure that this problem is solved. I think one of the biggest problems we face as a country is that many wealthy people do not write their wills. It is important for people to learn from what has been happening over the years; that if you have any thing that can be inherited, ensure you have put it in order. This is so that, at the time you are not here, the people who remain behind do not have to keep fighting over whatever it is that you have accumulated. You worked so hard for your money and then at the time when you are not there, 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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