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    "id": 459328,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I rise to oppose the deletion of Sub-clause (d), the reason being that it is good to know where the country is coming from as we do this legislation. What we are trying to do through this sub-clause is capturing the law as currently interpreted by the Court of Appeal. Rather than have the marriage law existing in case books, where judges have made unprecedented rulings, which only become accessible to the most sophisticated elite men and women in Nairobi, we want to make the marriage law statute law that will be readily available to ordinary Kenyans. So, the law on property acquired in the process of marriage already exists in case books. The contribution of each spouse does not matter. The contribution need not be merely material. It is recognised under existing law. So, this House will be making a mockery of the existing law if it resorts to dealing such laws. Therefore, I beg to support this Sub-clause very strongly."
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