The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called upon Members of Parliament to consider re-table the pending bills related to protection of children and women. The pending bills include the Sexual Offences bill and Marriage and Divorce bill. Kadaga was addressing a dialogue on ending gender based violence and HIV/Aids organized by the Uganda Women […]
The long awaited Marriage and Divorce Bill is still facing resistance from some MPs and a cross section of the public who say though it has been amended; it does not address all the concerns earlier raised against it. However, the Uganda Law Commission (ULC) has asked Parliament Speaker, the Rt.Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, to order […]
The Uganda Women’s Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) has unveiled their strategy for the next two and a half years of their term of office. Monicah Amoding who is Kumi district Woman MP and the Chairperson of UWOPA revealed to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga that the Marriage and Divorce Bill is top of their agenda as […]
List of Members of Parliament who returned 5 million shillings meant to facilitate them to do consultation on the Marriage and Divorce Bill 19 Members of Parliament have so far returned 5 million shillings each advanced to them to carryout consultations with their constituents on the controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill. The money became suspicious […]
Women MP under the umbrella of the Uganda women parliamentary association (UWOPA) have committed themselves to make sure that the long pending marriage and divorce Bill is passed into an act. Addressing journalist at the common wealth resort beach Munyonyo, the Uganda women parliamentary association chairperson Betty Amongi said that women MPs have been advocating […]
Women members of parliament and civil society organisations are furious at the Attorney General and the government for the failure of parliament to discuss and pass the long awaited marriage and divorce bill. The government through the Attorney failed to table the bill in parliament for the third reading on ground that government needs more time for […]
The Uganda joint Christian council UJCC warned parliament not to pass the marriage and Divorce bill 2009 in its current form. This is contained in the letter written to the speaker of parliament on 10th May 2011 by UJCC and signed by the Executive secretary Rev. Fr. Sylvester Arinaitwe. He said that the title of […]
Church leaders have opposed the marriage and divorce bill of 2009 saying its provisions will erode the fundamental core values of marriage institution if enacted into a law. The leader of religious groups who presented their the memorandum to the parliamentary legal and affairs committee are particularly concerned that the bill caters Christian Hindus and […]
The Uganda law Reform commission has defended the proposed marriage and Divorce bill which is now under scrutiny before the legal and parliamentary Affairs committee of parliament. The legal officer with the Uganda law Reform commission Lillian Kiwanuka said that the bill intends to reform and consolidate the law relating to marriage , separation and divorce to provide the […]