Uganda, Nov. 3 -- Out of the 106 clauses, 16 are devoted to remedy major ills spouses typically suffer before, during and after marriages are contracted.

There was an uproar on April 25 when Justice Alice Komuhangi ruled that Ms Peace Uhiriwe be only awarded curtains and a cow after her marriage to Mr Paul Kagwa spanning 18 years ended in dissolution.

Ms Uhiriwe had filed for divorce, citing extramarital affairs on the part of her erstwhile husband.

Whereas the Family Division of the High Court in Kampala acknowledged the said marriage contracted on December 16, 2005 was legal, Ms Uhiriwe's plea to split major prime properties attained and/or developed while together was not upheld.

The court reasoned that the said developments, which...