Women MPs vow to ensure passing of Marriage and Divorce Bill

Women MP under the umbrella of the Uganda women parliamentary association (UWOPA) have committed themselves to make sure that the long pending marriage and divorce Bill is passed into an act.

Addressing journalist at the common wealth resort beach  Munyonyo, the Uganda women parliamentary association chairperson Betty Amongi said that women MPs have been advocating for the passing of marriage and divorce Bill since last parliament but with the availability of a woman speaker in the 9th parliament, they will do all possibilities to make the Bill returns to parliament.

Amongi said that MPs were willing to -pass the bill in the last parliament but due to time they were unable.

She however says that this time it will be passed into law in order to provide for what she termed as fairer family relations in the country.

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