Presumption of marriage is governed by section 160 of the Law of Marriage Act, 1971. It is invoked where a man and a woman have lived together for two years or upwards in such circumstances has to have acquired the reputation of been a husband and wife.
Note: John Kirakwe vs. Iddi Siko [1989] TLR 215 discusses elements of presumption of marriage and Harubushi Safe vs. Amina Rajabu [1986] TLR 221 discusses the effect of rebutting presumption of marriage also see section 160 (2) of the Law of Marriage Act.
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