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    "id": 206920,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/206920/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
    "speaker_title": "The Attorney-General",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 208,
        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
        "slug": "wakoli-bifwoli"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware. (b) For certificates to be granted to such customary law marriages, they require an Act of Parliament. The Attorney-General initiated the process by appointing a task force to review laws relating to women. That task force recommended a Marriage Bill that will enable certificates to be granted to customary law marriages. Thereafter, the Attorney-General directed the Kenya Law Reform Commission to draft the Marriage Bill. The Attorney-General is pleased to inform this august House that the Kenya Law Reform Commission has finalised drafting the Marriage Bill. That draft was subjected to a validation workshop of all the stakeholders, which was held last week on 13th and 14th August 2007. There will be further consultations on the issues raised at that workshop. The Bill will be refined, submitted to the Cabinet, then this National Assembly for debate and enactment. The Marriage Bill should be ready for publication before the end of the year."
}