17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
Most obliged, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
Most obliged, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
I will give notice as required, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
I will give notice as required, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Most obliged.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Most obliged.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion, given the importance of the institution of marriage.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
We all know the importance of the institution of marriage and, more so, when marriages are registered. Registration serves as proof that one is married to one person. One may get married to a person but if that marriage is not registered, there will be many problems when it comes to succession and other matters. In case of a dispute about the property of a deceased person, without the particular certificate, it may become very difficult for one to prove that, indeed, they were married during their lifetime.
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
I attended a funeral last weekend. Immediately after the burial, people starting fighting over the property of the deceased person. The good thing is that the good lady had a marriage certificate. When her in-laws tried to tell her that they must start distributing the property there and then, she stood firm and told them that they should meet in court. If the lady did not have that important document, it would have been very hard for her. We have seen how important that institution is to us. We all know how it is with the current nominee for Governor ...
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17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly:
and expensive, the long and short of it is that not many people are going to acquire those certificates. That is because it will become increasingly difficult to get them. For those people who are married abroad, it would also be prudent to have the embassies or consulates abroad act as agencies of the Registrar of Marriages. If two Kenyans are married abroad, they do not have to come to Kenya to register their marriage. This can be done in the consulates and embassies abroad. It will make it easier for them to do that. For marriages that are done ...
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