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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof). Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The family unit is the basic unit of a nation and as other Members have said, if we do not have a strong unit at that level, we have all the problems in the society. Many of the problems of integrity, probably, we could solve at that level. The basis of that unit is marriage. If the marriage is proper and well defined, then it will lead to a strong family unit. I am happy that this Bill has come, and I support it, because it is one of the Bills that have been coming here. We have just passed the Matrimonial Property Bill and we are now on the Marriage Bill. There is the Family Protection Bill that is to come. The three Bills, when passed, will strengthen the institution of marriage that this country needs a lot. Prior to this Bill, as many Members have said, there have been very many Acts on marriage. To a large extent, there was no clear definition of marriage because people would switch from one to another depending on the advantages they sought to get. But with all these Bills put together, the definition of marriage is now clear. Because of lack of definition before, many partners suffered, particularly ladies. These ladies are our daughters and sisters. With this law coming into place, we are getting into a better area of protection. I like this Bill and I support it because as another Member has said, it is clearly in line with the Constitution in terms of definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. There is international clamour to go against the biological context of marriage. Maybe I am old fashioned but I have never seen the purpose of marriage to some extent even unions, if no off springs will come out of them. I think that is what God intended. I believe in God. It is important that, that is put in place. It also recognizes the institution 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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