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Kenya passes Polygamy Law-Super Six


  • Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy, opposed by many women and also by Christian leaders

  • The law now allows for equal property and inheritance rights and abolished the practice of unofficial traditional marriages which were never registered

  • MPs did reject the committee amendment which said a woman should only be entitled to 30% of matrimonial property after death or divorce

  • Much critique is that it is going to be difficult to determine what each spouse is entitled to if one of them divorces or their husband dies

Since the women had no say in this law, should they be able to have as much as the men?What do you think the Christian Community should do about this? Do you think it will last? Is it okay as long as the women are all aware of each spouse in advance?

 



-- Edited by kyndall slote on Thursday 1st of May 2014 05:27:24 PM

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Kyndall Slotemaker


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The women should be able to have as much as the men. The Christian community should work to get equality between the men and women. Polygamy should not be allowed it is very weird! too me at least.

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The christian community should protest to try and get rid of this law, I dont think it is ok no matter what

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Garrett Eusebio


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I think the women should be able to have as much of the men but i don't think the christian community should do anything about it. I don't think it will last long because many people don't like nontraditional laws and will try to get rid of it. i think it is fine as long as the women knows shes entering a polygamist family and that her husband will have other spouses.

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Women should have the same rights as men do.

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I think that the women should have as much entitlement as the men do and that the Christian community should rally up a group to protest against the new polygamy law. I don't think this law will last very long because more people are against polygamy than are for it.

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I personally feel that such a law should be wanted by the majority for legitamate moral reasons. If it is religious, I would probably believe that they should be allowed to marry how they want thoguh I personally disagree with polygamy

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Phil Song


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The women should receive the same property that the men do. I don't think this law should be outlawed because certain religions allow this practice and removing it could create more controversy.

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Gavin Malone



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The women should get the same as the men do and i don't think it will last very long because people will very soon be trying to get rid of it.

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Woman should definitely have more say in it. The christian community should protest and peacefully fight back against and try to get it changed. I don't know how long this will take but it doesn't matter if they know of each other in advance it still wrong

 



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Daniel Nowak


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Woman and men should be equal. Everyone is the community should try to change it.

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women should have equal rights to men

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Women should have just as much freedom as men. Even though in many counties it is not like that at all, hopefully one day it will be.

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Women should have the same rights as men, if men are able to have multiple wives, women should be able to have multiple husbands.

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