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    "id": 1060644,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1060644/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Peris Tobiko",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I thank Hon. Kaluma for addressing this very sensitive part of our law. It is sensitive in the community because of the dynamics in our society today. This law seeks to bring clarity to the Succession Act by properly defining who is a dependant and a spouse. We have seen a lot of court battles that have endangered families and put the lives of dependants of the deceased into a lot of problems. This is true particularly for the who is who in this country. Every time they pass on, the next thing that we expect is a lot of court battles. We have also seen that ambiguity in law can cause chaos in families, bring confusion, disenfranchise and disinherit the legal dependants of a person. The Bill, as brought in by Hon. Kaluma, is clear. Just like Prof. Oduol said, we should take this opportunity to address all ambiguities. Clause 3(2) states that a person not named in this section shall not be a dependant for the purposes of this Act, unless the person proves maintenance by the deceased for a period of two years prior to the deceased’s death. Hon. Kaluma, because you are in the House, this still brings back the slay queens and the hangers-on around marriages. There are too many busybodies hanging around well-to-do men and women who have struggled in their lives with their families. Once they have become something in society, they get too many hangers-on. We should clarify this because 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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