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    "id": 1060637,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof) Jacqueline Oduol",
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        "legal_name": "wilson sossion",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Hon. Peter Kaluma indicated that we are looking at marriage as defined by the Marriage Act. It is clear that we can have a civil marriage, which can be conducted in church or could be held at the District Commissioner or the Attorney General. That means one man-one wife. In the case of customary marriage, you can have as many wives as you would want. There is the Islamic marriage where you can have up to four wives. There is also Hindu marriage where you are allowed one wife. There is also the cross of cohabitation which is then seen to be for those who choose to take that angle. I would like, as we speak to this matter, to ensure that we do not burden children with a lot of complications. I want us to acknowledge that there is a sense in which Hon. Peter Kaluma, who as we have clearly indicated, understands what is happening not only in the Constitution, but also in our courts. We know that there are children who are born out of wedlock. The Constitution already provides that there would be absolutely no problem with a child being born out of wedlock. Therefore, as I speak about protection and care of children, I am aware that the Constitution has already handled this matter. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I know is that it is the courts that created this problem. On the Floor today, there has been a lot of emphasis on women and how they are the ones who create confusion. I do not support them. I do not support a woman who chooses not to take the responsibility of marriage. I do not support women who seek to interfere and then seek rewards. Equally, I do not support a man who has chosen that he is going to marry by Civil Marriage, that he is going to have one wife, and then somewhere along the line, he decides to have many wives all over the place. It is clear the Constitution is presented to help us maintain our values."
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