Kenyan Parliament Passes Polygamy Measure

Kenya's parliament has passed a law that would allow men to marry as many women as they choose, without consulting existing spouses.The measure, which passed in a session late Thursday, prompted female lawmakers to walk out of parliament.The provision is part of new marriage legislation. Lawmakers voted to drop a clause that would have given women the right to be consulted before their husbands could have additional wives. Witnesses say less than half of the 69 female members of...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 21 mars 2014