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MPs oppose Bill on marriage dissolution

The Bill seeks to amend the current Act. MPs say Bill will allow fictitious marriages. [iStockphoto]

A Bill seeking to allow couples to annul their marriage within a year after wedding and by way of mutual consent has sparked heated debate in the National Assembly.

MPs from across the political divide voiced their dissent to the Bill that had been tabled for the first reading on Wednesday, claiming that it was out to kill marriages.

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