In May, a bid to make progress on the review of Marriage and Divorce laws by Parliament was not successful. An explanation by the Attorney General that the Marriage and Divorce Bill could not be enacted into law on the basis that further consultations needed to be done was met with displeasure by some MPs who demonstrated this by walking out.
The review of marriage and divorce laws has been on since 1964 when the Kalema Report was produced. It is now 47 years and the struggle continues! The mega question is, why has review of the marriage and divorce laws been such as uphill task?
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