Types of marriages which are recognized by Law in Tanzania.

Section 10(1)(a)-(b) of the Law of Marriage Act No. 5/1971 of Tanzania provides for two types of marriage. These are; 

1). Marriages that are monogamous or are intended to be monogamous; and 

2). Marriages that are polygamous or are potentially polygamous.

What are the distinct features on these marriages?

The distinct features on these marriages are; 

1). That the polygamous or potentially polygamous are contracted in Islamic form or according to Islamic rites or Rites recognized in the Customary Law in Tanzania, Whereas; 

2). The monogamous or marriages intended to be monogamous are contracted in any other form, such as Christian form.