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kind. Or if he isa member of protestant church, because to the protestants, once maried to one wife, that is enough. But the
muslims allow up to the fourth wife.
Com. Kangu: You see the problem we have is that I think that the current Constitution, the law says that you cannot marry at
the DC’s office without the DC first issuing a notice. The marriage registrar issues a notice, it is normally posted on the wall
there for a number of days and I am sure for a person who is maried in church and he chooses to go and marry there secretly,
even if you say they should be disclosed to the marriage registrar, they will not. So may be propose for us what would be the
proper mechanism of ensuring that people do not go to secret marriages even when they are officially married else where.
Pastor Enos Kweno: Sorry, it is abit difficult to come out with a clear way because even the first wife is not informed when the
husband goes to register the second wife. Normally it is done very quietly and very far away. Lets us say we are in Emuhaya
constituency and DC is in Vihiga, this way, we may not know when the notices are hanged outside the DC’s office. Of course
the advertisements are put there but it is not easy for the people here to know what is happening at the other end.
Com. Kangu: Make a difference. If we were saying that we devolve registration of marriage from the DCs office to the chiefs
because at the Chief’s level the Chief will know you and he will know you have a wife at home and will tell you," Really why are
you coming with this other one and we know you married the other one in church?"
Enos Kweno: I think that will be okey. I have heard them laugh behind me. Thank you very much.
Com. Nunow: Thank you. Wellington Atolwa?
Wellington Atolwa: My names are Wellington Atolwa. Mimi nitazungumzia, nitajadilia sana sana kuhusu wale ambao hawana
kazi.
Jambo la kwanza ningelipenda wakati mjadala huu unapoendelea, hawa ambao hawana kazi malezi yao ni magumu sana, nataka
free health care.
Jambo la pili, ningelichangia upande wa education. Tunaambiwa ya kwamba eti kuna free education kwa primary school, na
tunaonelea ya kwamba hata kwa nursery schools lazima atoe shilingi zaidi ya elfu moja ndio mtoto aende kwa nursery school na
hali hafanyi kazi. Kwa hivyo inafanya watoto wengi wa wale ambao hawafanyi kazi hawaendi shule. Nataka tuwe uhuru, uwe
sawa kwa kila mtu kwa Kenya. Isiwe wale ambao wanapata, wapate uhuru zaidi ya wale hawapati.
Nikiacha kwa hayo maneno, nakuja kwa upande wa unywaji.Unywaji mwingi wa pombe, inakuja kwamba kuna pombe
ambayo wengi wanakunywa kwa sababu hawapati pesa nyingi ama hawapati pesa. Kama hii pombe ya kienyeji inaitwa busaa.
Na kwa wale watu wanapata pesa nyingi milioni moja, milionik umi na nane wanaweza kuenda kununua vodka, whisky, na
wakunywe na hiyo pombe haionelewi kama ni pombe ya haramu na kumbe pombe ni pombe. Kwa hivyo hiyo iangaliwe.
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