Kenya president signs polygamy bill into law
[JURIST] Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday
signed into law [press release] a controversial bill allowing polygamy.
The Marriage Act 2014 brings civil law in line with customary law [BBC
report], where some cultures allow a man to have multiple wives. The
bill was approved by parliament last month after heated debate that
caused female lawmakers to walk out because it allows men to marry
additional women without consulting their first wives. The bill
consolidates...
[more].
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