{"id":519480,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/519480/?format=json","text_counter":319,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":434,"legal_name":"James Nyikal","slug":"james-nyikal"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have sought a lot of information and education in the meantime and I find that my fears have been allayed by about 50 per cent. What has come out is that there is a gap that we need to fill in the law. In the case law under the section dealing with child custody, there is nothing that specifically says that at a certain age, the child should preferably be with the mother, unless the mother is unable to take care of the child. My fear is that there could be a possibility that somebody will argue that since we have equal responsibility, I want the child of one day of age. However, I have been assured that in case law, it will not happen and it will be done under the custody law. With that, I am happy until I get more information, in which case I may come back with an amendment. This is something that I am going to do research on."}