{"id":65635,"date":"2023-05-22T08:49:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T05:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=65635"},"modified":"2023-05-22T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T05:49:20","slug":"cohabitation-reforms-to-cheapen-marriage-mps-warned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/cohabitation-reforms-to-cheapen-marriage-mps-warned\/","title":{"rendered":"Cohabitation reforms to cheapen marriage, MPs warned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation continue to draw mixed reactions from Ugandans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time limit on cohabitation is among a raft of proposals in a private members bill titled \u201cThe Marriage Bill, 2022\u201d that is yet to be tabled before parliament by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Family Life Network Executive Director\u00a0Stephen Langa\u00a0says such a proposal only seeks to cheapen marriage and weaken the family institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Langa says marriage is not a joke adding that it requires serious commitment and must involve consent from both parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He advises cohabitating couples to make their mistake right by getting married legally either through church or trying the civil away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed marriage reforms on cohabitation continue to draw mixed reactions from Ugandans. The time limit on cohabitation is among a raft of proposals in a private members bill titled \u201cThe Marriage Bill, 2022\u201d that is yet to be tabled before parliament by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi. The Family Life Network Executive Director\u00a0Stephen Langa\u00a0says such a proposal only seeks to cheapen marriage and weaken the family institution. Langa says marriage is not a joke adding that it requires serious commitment and must involve consent from both parties. 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