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    "id": 1060688,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1060688/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Njoro, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Charity Chepkwony",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13452,
        "legal_name": "Charity Kathambi Chepkwony",
        "slug": "charity-kathambi-chepkwony-2"
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    "content": "I have heard most men talk about ‘slay queens’ but sometimes they also forget the ‘slay kings’ in this country. On that basis, it is advisable for men to be very responsible. We do not have the time for men to pretend that they love around ten women, putting them in different areas, but do not want to take responsibility. It is high time men took courage. If you love many women, please, do not wait until you die for them to come with their children to claim their inheritance. It is also a platform to remind our fellow women and the girl child in this country that we have seen very many cases where innocent women are lied to by irresponsible men who tell them that they will marry them, then they have children with them. On this platform, we want to tell our girl child and our women that, please, for these men who tell you that they love you and keep you as mpango wa kando and they do not want to be noticed by their wives and families, push them to recognise you. The reason we are also suffering so much is because we have forgotten our traditions. Most of us come from polygamous families, but we lived in peace. Traditionally, when men wanted to marry many wives, there were processes to be followed. This gives us a platform to remind our colleagues and other men in this country, that if you want a polygamous family, make it very clear to avoid frustrating women. Remember the women you are keeping calling them mipango yakando and ‘slay queens’ are daughters and sisters to other people, and they are very important people in this country. Therefore, we do not have room for men to misuse women, trick them and use them like objects. On the basis of what Mhe . Kaluma is coming up with in relation to succession, inheritance and the validity of knowing who dependents are, let us remind men to be responsible. You do not have to go giving birth outside your marriage and throwing away the women you have given birth with. Once they give birth to your children, you are now calling them ‘slay queens’. They are not ‘slay queens’, they were your sweethearts when you were making those children, so be responsible men. That is what we are saying."
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