Marriage Bill allows divorce, fails to address polygamy

By Charles Kanjama

Reading through the draft Marriage Bill recently, a curious thought struck me. That despite the drafters’ best intentions, they had concurrently entrenched the weaknesses of both traditional and modern marriage. They had robbed Peter to pay Paul, leaving Peter miffed at the theft and Paul infuriated at the charity. The underlying philosophy of marriage law is captured in Article 45 of the Constitution.