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    "id": 1091294,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1091294/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
        "slug": "abshiro-soka-halake"
    },
    "content": "In addition, the Act is silent on violation that women and children go through after the death of their spouses. We all know how widows are chased out of their homes by relatives who then due to patriarchy or other considerations decide that they are more entitled to the properties than the widow. They strip the widows of the assets, evict and even abuse them physically and mentally. Some of them are forcefully inherited. The Protection against Domestic Act, No. 2 of 2015 prohibits certain violations against widows and the Act should have specific provisions creating offences and penalties that should address any form of cruelty, degrading and inhuman treatment against the deceased beneficiaries. This inhuman treatment is usually meted on women and children, who are the most vulnerable members of the community. With regard to access to justice, which is a constitutional right, the succession process in Kenya is complex, expensive and time consuming. Therefore, this Bill seeks to simplify it. The persons who have been disenfranchised should not have to go through an expensive, dehumanizing, in-dignifying and time consuming succession battle with relatives and others who seek to deny them of their rights. The succession process requires one to file requisite documents in court. The Judiciary is mandated to promote access to justice for all and it is supposed to ensure that the succession process is accessible to all. The Act further needs to embrace alternative dispute resolution---"
}