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Cohabitation reforms to cheapen marriage, MPs warned

Ritah Kemigisa | May 22, 2023

The proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation continue to draw mixed reactions from Ugandans. The time limit on cohabitation is among a raft of proposals in a private members bill titled “The Marriage Bill, 2022” that is yet to be tabled before parliament by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi. The Family […]

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Lawyers oppose proposed law on cohabitation

Ritah Kemigisa | May 19, 2023

The proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation continue to draw mixed reactions among Ugandans. The time limit on cohabitation is among a raft of proposals in a private members bill titled “The Marriage Bill”, 2022” that is yet to be tabled by Tororo Woman MP, Sarah Opendi. However, human rights and […]

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A female lawyer’s view on proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation

Ritah Kemigisa | May 18, 2023

Female lawyers have warned that the new proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation will not only cause a bad precedent but will also create more problems than solutions. “I think that’s a very dangerous precedent, I do not agree with it as a lawyer, we might say we are protecting women […]

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MP Opendi proposes time limit on cohabitation

Prossy Kisakye | May 16, 2023

Tororo district Woman Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Opendi has in her private members bill proposed a time limit on cohabitation among couples. Last year parliament granted leave to Opendi to introduce a private members bill entitled the “Marriage Bill.” Opendi opined that the Marriage Act, enacted 118 years ago, needed […]