A woman from Mutare, Zimbabwe, identified as Tambudzai Muwadi, has been fined US$120 by the Mutare Magistrates Court after being charged with bigamy.
Muwadi, aged 40, legally
married two men, leading to her legal troubles.
Court records reveal that
Muwadi entered into a second marriage while her first marriage was still valid.
She initially married Jonathan Kisi on January 8, 2004, under the Marriage Act
Chapter 05:11, receiving their marriage certificate at the Harare Magistrates
Court.
Although they later separated,
they did not formally dissolve their marriage. Despite this, Muwadi went on to
marry Julius Tawanda Mukajami on September 3, 2005, also under the same
Marriage Act, and obtained another marriage certificate.
Muwadi’s actions came to light
years later when it was discovered that her first marriage was still legally
binding. She was subsequently taken to court for bigamy. The Mutare Magistrates
Court found Muwadi guilty and imposed a fine of US$120 or 30 days imprisonment
if the fine is not paid. Additionally, the court ordered that her second
marriage certificate be forwarded to the Registrar General’s office for
cancellation.
Post a Comment