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    "id": 417355,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me the opportunity to second this very important Bill, which has had a lot of hiccups over the years. This Bill has been such a big issue that it has been discussed time and again. It has been to Cabinet several times, thrown out and taken back to the stakeholders. Sometimes it took years for people to sit again and discuss the contents of the Marriage Bill. If this Bill goes through, it will give rise to a very important legislation for this country. The legislation seeks to put the marriage institution in order. In supporting the Bill, I would want to point out several issues. We have had too many destitute children in this country simply because there was no order in this sector. We have had issues of people committing bigamy simply because there was no order in the marriage sector. Once this Bill becomes law, the undesirable actions that have been taken by some irresponsible people over the years will be put to rest once and for all. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we know very well that come-we-stay has been the order of the day in our African society not only in Kenya but all over the world and more so in the African situation. We know that there will be presumption of marriage. Once people have lived together for three years and they have been assumed to be husband and wife, it will give security to either the man or the woman knowing that after three years of staying together, they are presumed to be married. Another issue that has been worrying is the fact that a person would get married under Christian law but subsequently take the Islamic faith and become polygamous. It is 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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