Traditional leaders have differed on the proposed Marriage and Divorce bill that the government of Uganda says will help in harmonizing relationships and strengthening families. The bill covers marriages that are considered legal, streamlines the status of men, women and children in families as well as resolution of differences that have existed for ages like […]
Various Journalists of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association have appealed to government to change the name of the Marriage and Divorce Bill because it doesn’t sound positive. The name of the bill has on a number of occasions been changed with the most recent being change from Domestic Relations Bill to the Marriage and Divorce […]
The Uganda Law Reform Commission has promised to strike out all clauses in the Marriage and Divorce Bill that are related to property rights of cohabiting couples. This follows intense criticism of the sections in the Marriage and Divorce bill that gave rights of married people to cohabiting couples after a man and woman spend […]
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) has organized a workshop to sensitize journalists on the Marriage and Divorce bill to enhance their understanding of the bill. A number of issues in the bill are still under contention like the issue of bride price hence delaying the enactment of the bill. The UWOPA Coordinator Monica Amoding […]