Burundi has issued an ultimatum that all unmarried couples have until the end of the year to tie the knot to show patriotism and help protect women.
The order was signed into law by President Pierre Nkurunziza in May. His government insists a legal document recognising a marriage helps protect women and their children, especially when it comes to issues such as inheritance.
The government also said the order had been issued to help “moralise” the country.
Terence Ntahiraja, interior ministry spokesman, told the AFP last May that Burundi was facing a population explosion, which he blamed on “illegal marriages”, polygamy, bigamy and “hundreds of schoolgirls getting pregnant”.
He said church and state-sanctioned weddings were the solution and were a patriotic duty. President Nkurunziza has been urging Burundians to show their love for each other and their country by getting married.
According to a report by Al Jazeera, government officials have now started organising mass weddings as a way of enacting the president’s orders.
Izi ndi zomwe zikuyenera kuchitika posatila ndikumvera mau amulungu.mulungu aremekezeka
Azimai akuvutika akusowekera security ya amuna. Malawi should export just Half million amuna akathangate azimai ku Burundi
Kkkkk tho others gets married and still goes out mmmm.munthu ndiwachabe.
Marriage is not mandatory,I see more women being victimized cos of this forced marriage law
wastage of time!
Fodyatu ameneyo
That is in Burundi we want magetsi in Malawi
Kamba nga mwala!!!!
Kkkkkk koma ndili ine ndimuuza president yo andipase ndalama zake. Zomangisira ukwatiwo
Akutanthauza kuti amene anangotengana osadalitsa Ku church ma banja. They have to wedd
Kuli Edzi tu
YES, We support that and thanks for the orders
Kkkkkkk i lyk it?? I wsh iam a Burundi lyt now
Kkkkkkk wow! So now is by force?
Zibwere kumalawi zmenezi ndazikonda
Kkkkkk amakakamizana kukwatira
Zazii
So the govt will funds them if they are jobless
Hogwash..
I like that… Many men are cowards… They like giving women children that they can not take care of…. Some say.. I can NOT marry two yet they have children in Locations…. All its about running away from there responsibilities shame on us men who do that…. Big Up Mkuluzinza.
Ha ha in the 21 century??? really…..fake news
No wisdom at all
I agree on this one!
Give enough space lobola issues makes people live illegal. Mukakhala ku state house kumati kunja kulinji
Zafika pa Mwana akana phala nazoni Burundi next ndi uku kwina injury tym
The government means it must have legal documentation.Avoiding polygamous and bigymies
The post is talking about polygumy bro?
Hahahah dead
Lol
TIME IS COMING WHEN 7 WOMEM WILL BE FOR ONE MAN
It is already here man?Even ten to one
In the bible a man is referred to Jesus Christ while a woman is church so I guess the above statement was a prophecy
Boma ilooooooo
Scratch my head
Kkkkkkkk
By compulsory
Yesoo Kkkkkk
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk nawawooo
Unmarried couples? What is a couple in the first place?
If two people are staying together with the same interest of enjoying their sacred places whether they have children or not, officially married or not,its a couple
That’s it, but check the heading, it says unmarried couples! Then what’s that?
I think Fiancees? not so?
Sure, that’s better
Mmmmh ?
Yeah there’s nothin wrong,,couple_partners in a romantic or sexual relationship,can either be married or not
But leaving together not so?
I think it means according to their laws, cohabitation is not marriage until you officiate
Living
The headline is 100% correct Biggy. Married or not, a team, mix can be a couple it doesn’t mean only married.
Couple guys imayila zithu zambiri kaya ndi athu , zithu ,masiku eg: couple of days = masiku ambiri ndiye # Festus ukubwela ndima Romantic , sexual tandiwuze bwino bwino kuphuzira sikutha mandipinda man
Lol in my book when u are cohabiting its not marriage and its not a couple but bf and gf until officially
following
Your book is wrong Martha
COUPLE
1 ~ Noun: Two people or things of the same sort considered together.
E.g. Couple of girls were playing marbles three weeks ago.
(pair, duo, duology, set of two, match, more……
2 ~ Two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually.
E.g. The couple fell in love and became engaged.
“Two or few people who in some way connected.
Muziwalipira?
Many women are not serious and not interested in marriage. Only interested in hire and fire.
Hope Morishi
Za masiku otsiliza izi tisadabwe
Tizingolimbikila kupemphera bac
Chilichose masiku otsiliza eti
Skunamadi
Ndikukwatira komwe ndimatsiku otsiliza?muzakumbatira pillow mpaka liti?
Kkkkkkk MASIKU otsiliza kulibe
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee zavuta
Dziko lasala pang’ono kutha, end of times
Kkk ziliko liko ndithu
Hahaha koma zili uku kkkkk