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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me, at the very onset, thank all the hon. Senators for their insightful contributions towards this very important amendment. I begin by thanking Sen. Wakili Sigei for his remarks and giving the update on how far the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights is in preparing the report that had considered some of the stakeholders' views that had been sent to them on the stakeholders' engagement. I also thank the Senate Majority Leader for his very wise remarks regarding the import of Sections 40 and 41 of the Law of Succession Act. Let me state at the very onset that the Law of Succession Act is an Act of Parliament that deals with the distribution of the estate of the deceased persons. It specifically angles on succession matters. It deals with the assets and liabilities of a deceased person at the time when that person is departed. It has two big broad branches in the manner it deals with these matters. There is the estate part that is when a person is deceased and has made a will. It also has the intestate part, which is the larger part. It has more provisions of the intestate because when a person becomes deceased and they have not written down the will, there are different rules that are engaged. That is why what is being amended right now is in relation to sections that deal with the uncertainties when somebody has died and has not left a will. The amendments we are discussing today are not because the concentration is more so on the property. However, the branch of law of succession itself deals with succession matters when somebody has already passed on. That is the reality of life. We live some day and depart some day from this life. When we depart, how the estate of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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