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    "id": 485410,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1007,
        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "families are breaking up. One of the sections in the Marriage Bill says that divorce is allowed when there is too much violence in a family. That Marriage Bill protects the marriage. It simply says that when there is too much violence, where there is a likelihood of somebody being killed, then the spouse can separate. I do not support separation because I do not believe in breaking a family but that is part of the law that protects the family. Divorce is allowed when violence is too much and somebody is likely to be killed in that family. Many times we talk about domestic violence. People think about women as the ones who are victims. Nobody thinks that men can be victims; boys are victims, grandfathers or an uncle can be victims. This Bill gives you that expansion. It gives you a host of people who are within the family who need that protection. Domestic violence is one area that police officers have never taken seriously. That is why when you report a case; they do not want to take it up. They simply say that it is domestic and they do not want to get involved. They say it is a private matter. But this time they are going to be trained to deal with domestic violence; they are going to be sensitized on how to deal with it. They are going to be experts in dealing with domestic violence. I support this because the entire system that protects the family is going to be involved."
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