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A new proposed law presented in Parliament this past week seeks to compel couples to have sex within the first six months of their union or risk having their marriage annulled.

The proposal is contained in the Marriage Bill, 2024, fronted by the Tororo District Woman Representative, Ms Sarah Opendi.

Section 41 of the Bill states thus: “A marriage is voidable where one of the parties to the marriage is unable to consummate the marriage within six months of celebration of marriage.”

It adds that marriage is also voidable where one “wilfully refuses to consummate the marriage within three months from the time of celebration of the marriage” and “or conceals a material fact which would otherwise vitiate the other party's consent to the marriage.”

An aggrieved party may apply for nullification of marriage if one wilfully refuses to consummate the marriage within three months from the time of celebration of the marriage; or conceals a material fact which would otherwise vitiate the other party's consent to the marriage.

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