Marriage officers face arrest

person to conduct a wedding in another city.
Mr Mudede urged marriage officers to comply with the law.

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Addressing marriage officers during the unveiling of new marriage certificates last month, Mr Mudede urged them to comply with the law.
For those who deliberately breach the regulations, he said, his department would not hesitate to report them to the police.
Mr Mudede said since the launch of the new certificates, his department had not heard of any marriages of convenience having been conducted.

The RG’s Office has threatened to withdraw marriage licences from officers who charge exorbitant fees.
The marriage law does not specify how much marriage officers should be paid to officiate at weddings.

“It is supposed to be just a token of appreciation and if we receive proven cases of reverends charging too much, then we can withdraw the marriage licence,” head of marriages in the RG’s Office, Mr Gorden Tsuro said.
The RG’s Office recently introduced new marriage certificates to curb irregularities after a number of marriages of inconveniencies were reported.