{"id":486535,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/486535/?format=json","text_counter":229,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. A.B. Duale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":15,"legal_name":"Aden Bare Duale","slug":"aden-duale"},"content":"relationships and to ensure that domestic violence does not occur. There is an effective legal framework to deal with this, and there is a relief for the victims. Hon. Speaker, if you look at Section three of this Bill - and that is where I read last night and realized that unless the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and Members of Parliament of this House brings serious amendment to this Bill, I am not going to support it in its current form. I want read what is in this Act or law and I want Members to hear me very keenly. In this Act, violence means the following: Child marriage - I agree with that. Female genital mutilation - already, there is a law we have passed in this House that deals with it. Forced marriage - I agree. Forced wife inheritance - I do not know where it happens in the world. In fact, wife inheritance in the African context, it does not happen by force. It takes place in a time and a situation where you need to take care of the kids of your brother. The essence of inheritance in the African context, or society is to make sure there is a transition of the deceased family in a way. So, there is no forced marriage."}