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    "id": 417356,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/417356/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "now known clearly that if you are in a monogamous union you stay in a monogamous union without jumping from place to place. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in most families spouses do disagree having worked so hard over the years. It has been problematic especially when they have property, because some feel that they have quite a bit of money in their pockets and they tend to change their statuses by becoming polygamous. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, because we passed the Matrimonial Property Bill during the Eleventh Parliament, people do not have any reason to get worried when their spouses come to inform them that they are going to get another wife. It is easier and more acceptable because they know that their matrimonial property is protected. The Chairperson, in moving this particular Bill, has been very clear on the different aspects of this Bill. I believe, for the first time, that we will all agree that the Marriage Bill has been long overdue, given the fact that the Matrimonial Property Bill was passed. We should be able to put our marriage and family institutions in order and be able to manage our families without having too much to worry about. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of the times, people commit adultery because they do not have a way of bringing their relationships out in the open to discuss them with their spouses. So, they are forced to go and commit sins out there. Now this Bill brings us out of those sins so that Kenya can be amongst the countries where the family takes centre stage. People should not hide children coming from another marriage. They can also be recognized and get the same privileges that the first marriage will be getting. With those remarks, I beg to second."
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