Marriage Bill: The hard questions

Buoyed by his success and good fortune, Simon invested his money in a business venture that turned out to be a con and ended up losing everything he had. From that point onwards, their life went on a downward spiral and has been spinning ever since.

“Today, I am the sole breadwinner after my husband’s business collapsed. He is not willing to start all over again and spends all his time in the house watching television,” she says.

She says he has even resisted going for counseling and seems content to rely on his wife for everything. Julia has had enough and is contemplating leaving her husband since he is only dragging her down and making their lives more difficult.

“If he was making an effort, I would not even think of leaving him, but he seems content to let me do everything,” she says.

Should the Bill pass into law, men like Simon might end up reaping where they did not sow.

cnjunge@nation.co.ke