If passed in its current form, the proposed Marriage Bill 2013 could significantly affect the lives of about 2.5 million spouses in polygamous unions and many others who are indirectly attached to ...
Let's head to Kenya now, where there is a new focus on marriage laws. As you probably know, a number of African countries have been in the news of late because of their efforts to discourage same-sex ...
Kenya's new Marriage Bill manages to both legalize the longstanding cultural practice of polygamy and to bolster the religious mantra that marriage is only between a man and a woman (and a woman and a ...
The High Court had ruled in 2015 that women had a right to decide who their co-wives would be Justice Ngugi said men should not register polygamy without the consent of their wives She said that ...
The final report addressing the pastoral challenge of polygamy in Africa draws attention to a wide range of social, cultural, and pastoral realities shaping the practice across the continent. Bishops ...
Kenyan lawmakers recently passed a bill that legalizes polygamy without a wife's consent. Member of Parliament Annah Nyokabi Gathecha explains why she walked out of the voting session. Let's head to ...