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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "my daughter or child has died, then I should be the one taking the property.” The agitation was that both the father and the mother of the deceased child should inherit the property. I hope I am getting it correct, Sen. Veronica Maina, and I think that is a fair one in this era. In this era, both the mother and father should enjoy the fruits of their labour. If you lose your child, who does not have anybody succeeding them, that property should be shared equally between the mother and the father. I do not think that is controversial. It also gives a chronology of the people who should benefit, so that we do not have disputes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, it is also good to tell Kenyans that they can take advantage and write a will. This law is addressing people who die interstate but if you take advantage and write a will, then you avoid some of the disputes that could arise through succession. I must pass my condolences to the late Justice Majanja. Though a fairly youthful Judge who had not even hit 50, but at the time he passed on, an untimely death, at a very productive age, his will was with a lawyer. He was a Judge and had already written his will. The lawyer came out and said, “here is the will of the Judge.” His wish was that he be cremated within 24 hours or the shortest time possible. It is a good thing. Alternatively, you can also have a process of registering your property in a manner that if one of you passes on, there is no controversy or going through the harrowing experience of doing succession. Succession can be a bit complicated at times. You are told to go to the chief to write for you a letter giving the name of your spouse and the children. You also have to get searches of all the properties. It is tedious. However, if you have a joint registration; if Sen. Veronica and Mr. Maina have a joint property registered jointly, if one of them passes on, God forbid, the property automatically reverts to the surviving spouse. It is one way of avoiding all these problems of dealing with succession. So, it is good also to ask Kenyans to take advantage of the land laws that are in existence. You can have a joint registration, where the property will automatically revert to the surviving spouse. I look forward to engaging with this Committee. I think I will also create time to appear before the Committee chaired by Sen. Sigei to give my views and proposals on this Bill. I hope you will complete the task that we were not able to complete as a Committee in the last Parliament, so that we can have clarity on this law of succession. Make sure that you invite both the male and female to appear before you and give their views. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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