>From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Kudos to the sisters >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:41:47 -0500 > >Nams Push for Matrimonial Legislation > > > >Time to commend the sisters in the NAM. > >Malanding > > > Email This Page > >Print This Page > >Visit The Publisher's Site > > > > >The Daily Observer (Banjul) > >March 26, 2003 >Posted to the web March 26, 2003 > >Pa Malick Faye >Banjul > >Some female members of the National Assembly have tabled a matrimonial >legislation which they say will help safeguard the womenfolk who are >normally disadvantaged in their matrimonial homes. > >Speaking on the adjournment debate last week Duta Kamaso, Member for Wuli >West, said the new legislation if agreed upon, will help the womenfolk in >their marriages for they have been on the disadvantaged side for a long >time. > > >"This does not mean that we are gender bias or that we are trying to bring >in a law to defy our husbands but it is all about empowering women in their >matrimonial homes. > >"We respect the menfolk and we will accord them their dues but I think women >are suffering in their marriages and they need help," she said. > >Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay, Nominated Member, said the proposed legislation is >necessary and described it as "overdue." "I think we need protection in our >marriages because most of the time we are disadvantaged. This law will >protect both parties and will help promote matrimonial harmony. I only hope >that the men will not see this as a challenge to their authority," she >posited. > >Ndey Njie, Member for Lower Saloum, said: "this bill should be supported by >all sides in the Assembly because it will safeguard our marriages for good. > >Many women are left in dilemma after divorce and if there is such a >legislation, it will make men start to rethink their actions before taking >unfair decisions during divorce." Khalifa Kambi, Member for Kiang West, >disagreed with the women parliamentarians stance describing the proposed >legislation as "unnecessary and not in the interest of matrimonial harmony. >I think we should do away with such a legislation and continue with our >traditional practices regarding matrimonial issues." Mr Kambi's remarks did >not auger well for Duta Kamaso, Member for Wuli West, who reminded him of >the long suffering of Gambian women who now need solace. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >Make allAfrica.com your home page > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >Top | Site Français | Site Guide | Who We Are | Advertising > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >Copyright © 2003 The Daily Observer. All rights reserved. Distributed by >AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). Click here to contact the copyright >holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make >other authorized use of this material. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >Questions or Comments? Contact us. Read our Privacy Statement. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~