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    "id": 1444355,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "children in the event of the passing on of their mother? Are they also children in the definition of this Bill that we want to push into law or will they be treated differently? Lastly, is a matter that has been mentioned by Sen. Omogeni. The law recognizes legally binding wills. A will written by a spouse, especially, on how they want their property to be shared upon demise. Sen. Veronica, what do you do in a situation where a spouse who has passed on leaves behind a legally binding will, whose provisions go contrary to the provisions of this Act? If it says I am sharing my property among my wife, my son, my daughter and other daughter, yet this Bill is prescriptive, it says that half of the property will go to the surviving spouse and the other half will be shared equally among the children. What happens if the legally binding will, speaks otherwise? Those are some issues that will need a conversation. I am very sure it will happen in public participation. Let me summarize and say that it is okay to debate this Bill and push it into law. However, I hope that this will not be the reason that people will want to enter into the institution of marriage, where the property becomes the guiding principle. For example, this man or this woman has so much money. If I get married to them, I am likely to benefit from their wealth upon their death."
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