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    "id": 417343,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "I rise to move that the Marriage Bill, 2013 be now read a Second Time. This Bill is very important. I am surprised that we do not have as many Members as I would have wished to see in the House, because this has a direct impact on their relationship in their houses and in various other places that they may choose to visit from time to time. The Marriage Bill, 2013 was submitted to Parliament by the Attorney General, it was then committed to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. We have had a number of stakeholders meetings and we have consulted with them. All the interested parties have given us their input and we have made various amendments to the proposed Bill. The substance of this Bill seeks to consolidate the various existing marriage laws as they are applicable at the moment in Kenya into one Act of Parliament. This Bill proposes to repeal seven pieces of legislation that were enacted at various times in the last century. Why do I say in the last century? These are laws which were enacted during the colonial time. It is, in fact, shameful that we have continued to visit our marriages with colonial laws and have them binding on our marriages and yet they had little input from the indigenous Africans living in this country. As a way of example, these laws have caused a number of difficulties in terms of implementation. Multiplicity has been very difficult in terms of legal practise in this country. You have to search from the various Acts of Parliament; what law applies to your circumstance, when instructed by a client. These are very outdated laws, archaic and ought not to be part of our laws in this country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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