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    "id": 1086774,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": " Hon. Members, I know we are in the Committee of the whole House and thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman for the indulgence because this is a very important Bill affecting society and the family. Hon. Millie you will inform me. Just give me a minute I explain to them. Hon. Members, first unlike the position of the law, we have defined “spouse” which has been abused to mean anybody who claims to have been depending on you, to have the meaning assigned to it to the word “husband” and “wife” under the Marriage Act. So, we have made a restriction there. In terms of the other clauses, I have essentially repeated what is in the current law. When this matter was debated, Hon. Members I beg you and more so Hon. Mbadi because he was not there at the Second Reading, issues were raised about sub clause 2 which I was amending. If you look at it, it says anybody who can prove the deceased was maintaining them for a period of two years prior to the deceased’s death will qualify to be a dependant. This is opening floodgates again. So, essentially Hon. Mbadi is saying we delete but we are Africans. Let me explain to you Mbadi."
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