History of The Domestic Relations Bill
- 1987: The Domestic Relations Bill is officially drafted.
- 2003: An updated version of the Domestic Relations Bill, which would effectively outlaw polygamy, is drafted.
- November 2003: The Cabinet approves the Domestic Relations Bill.
- December 9, 2003: The Domestic Relations Bill goes before the Parliament.
- December 2003: The parliament rejects the Domestic Relations bill.
- 2005: The Domestic Relations Bill is reintroduced.
- March 29, 2005: A large protest against the bill is held.
- July 2005: The Domestic Relations Bill fails to pass.
- 2006: President Yoweri Museveni issues a statement regarding the bill, stating " ... was not urgently needed'"
- March 2008: President Museveni calls for the Domestic Relations Bill's "speedy passage"
- June 2008: The Parliament rejects the Domestic Relations Bill once more.
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