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Workers in a fix as employers demand fresh proof of marriage
The Registrar of Marriages says that persons whose marriages are currently not legally recognised due to termination of affidavits can seek proper registration with the office. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya’s formal sector workers who have not formalised their marriages according to the newly enacted matrimonial law are headed for turbulent times as employers move to comply with the tough rules that came into force in May.
Some employers have dispatched letters to their workers warning that they will no longer accept sworn affidavits as proof of marriage, leaving many employees at the risk of losing privileges they currently enjoy as married persons.