Kenya church leaders and lawyers have expressed varied views about the draft Bill on gender and marriage.
The Anglican Church maintained a big No to its proposal to recognise polygamous and “come we stay” marriages.
The church’s provincial secretary, Bishop Lawrence Dena, said a man should only have one wife. “The church’s position remains the same, that man shall only have one wife,” said Bishop Dena.
He also opposed the clause that presumes marriage for a man and a woman who have lived together under the “come-we-stay” arrangement for at least two years.
Among the highlights of the draft Bill that are likely to trigger debate among Kenyans is a provision that allows either party to declare, at the time of marriage, that they will in future consider polygamy.
Currently, both Christian and civil marriages, under the Marriage Act, prohibit either party from re-marrying without dissolving the first marriage.
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