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Kenyan male MPs enact law to allow men to take more wives without consent of existing wives [View all]
Controversy surrounded an amendment to the bill, supported by many male MPs, allowing men to take more wives without consulting existing spouses.
Traditionally, first wives are supposed to give prior approval.
Last month, female MPs walked out of parliament in disgust after their male counterparts voted through the amendment.
They argued that a decision to take on another wife would affect the whole family, including the financial position of other spouses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27206590
Traditionally, first wives are supposed to give prior approval.
Last month, female MPs walked out of parliament in disgust after their male counterparts voted through the amendment.
They argued that a decision to take on another wife would affect the whole family, including the financial position of other spouses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27206590
And the women were right. A backwards step for Kenya.
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