Many MPs support changes to marital law
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
If the bill is passed into law, married couples will be allowed to change their marriage regime from one type to another (either in community or out of community of property) up to a maximum of two times.
Presenting the bill for second reading on Monday, the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs (MLHA) Edwin Batshu said the Married Person’s Property Act, which was enacted in 1970, has been overtaken by various developments in the country. Emerging challenges dictate for the re-enactment of the law to simplify it, introduce new amendments and strengthen the existing provisions to deal with the identified challenges.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...