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    "id": 1106096,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to second The Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill, ably again sponsored by Sen. Halake who reminds us to move forward. She reminds us of the future and that we should forget about the past. This Bill was last done in 1981. That is before even the attempted coup of 1982. Several things have changed. Women have gone to school and gotten jobs. There are things that need to change. From 1981 to now, there are certain things that need to change in the area of succession and property ownership. This Bill deals mainly with the gender equity in succession matters. The initial law was the Law of Succession of 1981, and I said this was before the attempted coup of 1982. This is a very long time ago. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the Act before the amendment being brought by Sen. Halake, widows and widowers were to lose their interest in an estate once they remarry. Before then, it is the women who were to lose; Men were not losing. The amendment by Sen. Halake says that they should include widowers as well. If the widows are losing their property when they remarry or their interest in an estate, it should apply to widowers as well. This Bill also excludes community land from the ambit of succession. We know that community land is communal; it is owned by the community. There are very many people in it. Therefore, the law as it is - the one for 1981 - makes community land also available for succession matters. The Bill by Sen. Halake seeks to exclude community land to avoid the many cases that drag on in court related to land. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is mainly because of issues like this where community land is made to be a part of succession. Therefore, it is taken to court and it drags on. You know that land is a factor of production. If you have no access to land or"
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