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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kangara",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Mutura Kangara",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose the Bill. I am a Member of the Committee. The reason as to why I am opposing the Bill is not that I support domestic violence. If anything, I condemn it fully. I am more concerned about the process of bringing Bills to this House. We should not be legislating in vain. During our Committee sittings, I raised the issue of public participation in dealing with Bills, especially those which touch on family matters. I saw a few memoranda from very established entities. I saw one from FIDA and another one from the Women Empowerment. However, looking at the way we are legislating on the issue of marriage, it is like we are trying to introduce activism in our homes – which is very dangerous. On the issue of marriage, especially the Marriage Bill, which we handled as a Committee, we solicited views from established religious organisations. When this Bill was brought to our Committee, it was never taken to the religious institutions, which were key. So, I read mischief right from the start. I was left wondering why we did not seek the opinion of religious institutions. Further to that, in terms of domestic violence, such abuse is a ground for divorce. Nobody should stay in an abuse marriage. So, we 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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