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The Kenya Parliament has approved a bill stopping the 50-50 sharing of matrimonial property by spouses after dissolution of marriage, Kenyan local media reported on Wednesday.
However, 28 female legislators rejected the proposed law.
If the bill gets signed into law, matrimonial property would now be shared on the basis of contribution by each spouse and not equally as had been envisaged in the Matrimonial Property Bill 2013. Liabilities in the union would however, be shared equally.
Male MPs against the 50-50 sharing formula argued that it would not be fair to share equally properties acquired during the marriage, saying this would encourage women to force their way into marriage only to run away in order to demand property.
James Lomenen who led the debate, argued that it would be unfair for the properties to be shared even after husbands had paid dowry.
"After paying so much in dowry, is it unfair to again ask the husbands to share properties you have made during the marriage",Lomenen said.
Asman Kamama representing Tiaty said in many situations women find men with properties made before the marriage, saying that it would be against the rule of natural justice to share equally the wealth with a woman who came with nothing.
Female Parliamentarians have petitioned Kenyatta not to sign the bill into law.
Esther Murugi said it was wrong to treat married women unfairly, because "a woman would have fed and cleaned her husband even if she contributed nothing to acquiring of family properties''.(NAN)
However, 28 female legislators rejected the proposed law.
If the bill gets signed into law, matrimonial property would now be shared on the basis of contribution by each spouse and not equally as had been envisaged in the Matrimonial Property Bill 2013. Liabilities in the union would however, be shared equally.
Male MPs against the 50-50 sharing formula argued that it would not be fair to share equally properties acquired during the marriage, saying this would encourage women to force their way into marriage only to run away in order to demand property.
James Lomenen who led the debate, argued that it would be unfair for the properties to be shared even after husbands had paid dowry.
"After paying so much in dowry, is it unfair to again ask the husbands to share properties you have made during the marriage",Lomenen said.
Asman Kamama representing Tiaty said in many situations women find men with properties made before the marriage, saying that it would be against the rule of natural justice to share equally the wealth with a woman who came with nothing.
Female Parliamentarians have petitioned Kenyatta not to sign the bill into law.
Esther Murugi said it was wrong to treat married women unfairly, because "a woman would have fed and cleaned her husband even if she contributed nothing to acquiring of family properties''.(NAN)
