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The government in Kenya has [agreed / agreeing] on a new law on marriage. It has made many female politicians very [anger / angry] . The Marriage Bill allows men to have as [many / much] wives as they want. Men will soon be able to marry other women without even [told / telling] their wife. There was a big [arguing / argument] between the male and female politicians. Many female lawmakers walked [out / in] of the debate in anger. The law was going to make it [illegal / legally] to have more than one wife, but male lawmakers changed their [mind / mindless] . One male politician said the law was fair to women. He said that for the first time, women who get [divorcee / divorced] would have 30 per cent of the family house and other things of [valuable / value] belonging to the couple.

Kenyan politician Samuel Chepkong'a said the new law simply keeps [life / alive] Kenya's traditions. He told reporters: "When you [marriage / marry] an African woman, she must know the second [two / one] is on the way, and a third wife. This [is / isn't] Africa." Kenya's Nation newspaper said the law did not [show / showing] Kenya as a modern country. It wrote: "This is a backwards move that is [simple / simply] taking us back into the Dark Ages, at a time when we should be [strengthening / strongest] family values." Female politician Sopian Tuya said the law was [unfairly / unfair] to the first wife because the second wife would take [whole / all] the money. She also warned men about marrying in secret, saying: "We know that men are afraid of women's tongues more than [anything / nothing] else."