Wochenendbericht...
Eigentlich wollte ich am Wochenende etwas über die Ugander schlagenden Inder schreiben, aber aus verschiedensten Gründen, kam ich nicht dazu. Aber die hiesigen Tageszeitungen sind auch eine gute Quelle und immer für eine witzige Story gut. Hier ein Bericht, der so manchem Mann gefallen wird...
"Bill sets terms for polygamous men By John Kakande
POLYGAMOUS husbands will be prohibited from keeping two wives under one roof when the proposed Domestic Relations Bill becomes law.
MP Dora Byamukama, the chairperson of the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs, told a workshop recently that the proposed Bill would make it a condition that a polygamous husband separates homes for each of his wives.
The Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President, Adolf Mwesigye, opened the Bill's advocacy campaign workshop organised by the Uganda Women's Parliamentary Association on November 7 at Parliament Gardens.
Mwesigye said the Bill was before the Cabinet. He said the Bill would stop discrimination against women and "greatly alter family life."
Byamukama and other women rights activists were, however, pushing for a total abolition of polygamy saying, "polygamous marriages were against the spirit of equality."
Byamukama, in her paper, 'Critical Issues in the Domestic Relations Bill', said a man wishing to marry more than one wife would have to make an application to court; swear an affidavit to prove economic capability; prove capability of giving equal treatment to all wives; and provide for separate matrimonial homes. In addition, the first wife or wives would have to give consent to subsequent marriage.
MP Fred Ruhindi (Nakawa) in another presentation to the workshop, said although research had revealed that only 18% of marriages in Uganda were polygamous, "it would not be wise to outlaw polygamy."
He also warned that it might be difficult to enforce the conditions for polygamy.
Byamukama said under the Bill, spouses would have a right to deny the other sexual intercourse "on reasonable grounds which may include poor health, reasonable fear that engaging in sexual intercourse is likely to cause injury or harm."
It would be a crime to force a spouse into sexual intercourse.
Byamukama, however, said the Bill should specifically provide fear of contracting HIV/Aids as one of the reasons for a spouse to deny the other sexual intercourse.
She said it would be adultery under the Bill for any married person to have sexual intercourse with another person who is not his or her spouse.
The law states that a man commits adultery when he has sexual intercourse with a 'married woman'.
In contrast, a married woman commits adultery when she has sexual intercourse with any man, whether married or not. "
Published on: Saturday, 15th November, 2003 in The New Vision
"Bill sets terms for polygamous men By John Kakande
POLYGAMOUS husbands will be prohibited from keeping two wives under one roof when the proposed Domestic Relations Bill becomes law.
MP Dora Byamukama, the chairperson of the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs, told a workshop recently that the proposed Bill would make it a condition that a polygamous husband separates homes for each of his wives.
The Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President, Adolf Mwesigye, opened the Bill's advocacy campaign workshop organised by the Uganda Women's Parliamentary Association on November 7 at Parliament Gardens.
Mwesigye said the Bill was before the Cabinet. He said the Bill would stop discrimination against women and "greatly alter family life."
Byamukama and other women rights activists were, however, pushing for a total abolition of polygamy saying, "polygamous marriages were against the spirit of equality."
Byamukama, in her paper, 'Critical Issues in the Domestic Relations Bill', said a man wishing to marry more than one wife would have to make an application to court; swear an affidavit to prove economic capability; prove capability of giving equal treatment to all wives; and provide for separate matrimonial homes. In addition, the first wife or wives would have to give consent to subsequent marriage.
MP Fred Ruhindi (Nakawa) in another presentation to the workshop, said although research had revealed that only 18% of marriages in Uganda were polygamous, "it would not be wise to outlaw polygamy."
He also warned that it might be difficult to enforce the conditions for polygamy.
Byamukama said under the Bill, spouses would have a right to deny the other sexual intercourse "on reasonable grounds which may include poor health, reasonable fear that engaging in sexual intercourse is likely to cause injury or harm."
It would be a crime to force a spouse into sexual intercourse.
Byamukama, however, said the Bill should specifically provide fear of contracting HIV/Aids as one of the reasons for a spouse to deny the other sexual intercourse.
She said it would be adultery under the Bill for any married person to have sexual intercourse with another person who is not his or her spouse.
The law states that a man commits adultery when he has sexual intercourse with a 'married woman'.
In contrast, a married woman commits adultery when she has sexual intercourse with any man, whether married or not. "
Published on: Saturday, 15th November, 2003 in The New Vision
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