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    "id": 417358,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very important piece of legislation which has been created by collapsing several legislations into one; recognizing marriages, including customary marriage under this Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are several sections in this Bill that must be re-looked at a fresh. For example, what the Chairman pointed out in Section 44(3)(d); where second or subsequent marriages will need consent of the other spouse. I do not think this is practical because many a times the modern woman will not consent to this and that is why you will find that in most cases men are defined as potentially polygamous. This is a very hot issue and it will not be an issue that can be debated or agreed to. The most contentious issue in this case is property. You will not bring a second person into that marriage because it will bring issues. Therefore, this particular section must be looked into again because that is not practical and it will not work. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we look at Section 23(4), the kind of penalty that has been proposed there is rather excessive. If somebody raises an objection to a marriage they may be having very good reasons, but it may come to a time when they might withdraw the objection. If the Registrar goes ahead and punishes them, I find it rather excessive because marriage is a sacred institution that must be protected. We must always know why somebody is raising an objection. He might be having valid 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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