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Ephraim Chimwaza
9 years ago

As a women rights activists is a good move to pass the bill because it will help us who protected the rights of girls to have the legal backing and puninsh all the perpetrators of child marriage. Bravo the Government, Bravo the MPs. Long live women rights. ” Centre for Social Concern and Development”. Working to end child marriages in Malawi.

muropwana
9 years ago

Just make primary and secondary education (up to JC) compulsory basi. Early marriages will be reduced drasticcaly that way.

MOFFAT CHARMING JERE
9 years ago

WITH increasing poverty levels in malawi this is a non~starter. You cannot jail someone for ten years out of a mutually agreed marriage at seventeen, it is abnormal. Jail sentences will never help but civic education and financial support to vulnerables

ndadabwa
9 years ago

patricia ndiiwedi kholo. congratulations. i salute you

gaba
gaba
9 years ago

kodi mtsikana akalowelera mnyamata mphala mwake mtsikanayo azilandila chilango chotani?

Kelvin
9 years ago

Mwana amene oti adzakwatidwe ndi zaka 18 wako kapena wanga ?waine ndizakwatitsa ndi 16 ukanene kulikonse wamva iwe PATRICIA !!

Kanyimbi
Kanyimbi
9 years ago

Tizingopanga nkhalamba basi. Moreover nkhalamba sizimafuna zambiri bola gondolosi basi.

child advocate
child advocate
9 years ago

Bravo the Parliament. But Kaliati what then do we do with Section 22 of the Constitution that still allows girls to marry at 15 years with parental consent?

yungsai
9 years ago

lets help malawi and our girls to procceed wit gud studies.child abuse is all over malawi mostly in balaka,machinga,mangochi,tyolo and some dstricts.i thnk we can do more than thnkng of marrying them.good education leads into a bright future.

yungsai
9 years ago

lets help malawi and our girls to procceed wit gud studies.child abuse is over malawi mostly in balaka,machinga,mangochi,tyolo and some dstricts.i thnk we can do more than thnkng of marrying them.good education leads into a bright future.

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