Woman-to-woman marriage is a form of customary marriage between two women, predominantly found in Africa. These customary marriages have been and to some extent still are conducted by various communities across Africa, including in Kenya. Communities such as the Kamba, Kisii, Nandi, Kikuyu and Kuria practise woman-to-woman marriages for a variety of reasons. The legal status of woman-to-woman marriages in Kenya is uncertain due to the provisions of article 45(2) of Kenya's Constitution of 2010 and section 3(1) of the Marriage Act of 2014, which stipulate that adults only have the right to marry persons of the opposite sex. However, a holistic and purposive reading of the constitution, taking into consideration its recognition of culture and the protection of children as important values in Kenyan society, and considering the historical context within which the provisions concerning same-sex marriages were included, leads to the conclusion that these provisions were not intended to proscribe the cultural practice of woman-to-woman marriage in Kenya. The constitutional validity of woman-to-woman marriage opens the door to a more expansive and fluid understanding of “family” in Kenya.

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2010 年后肯尼亚女对女婚姻持续有效的论据

女对女婚姻是两个女人之间的一种习惯婚姻形式，主要见于非洲。这些习俗婚姻已经并且在某种程度上仍然由非洲各地的各个社区进行，包括在肯尼亚。Kamba、Kisii、Nandi、Kikuyu 和 Kuria 等社区出于各种原因实行男女通婚。由于肯尼亚 2010 年宪法第 45(2) 条和 2014 年婚姻法第 3(1) 条的规定，肯尼亚女性对女性婚姻的法律地位不确定，其中规定成年人只有权利与异性结婚。然而，全面和有目的地阅读宪法，考虑到它承认文化和保护儿童是肯尼亚社会的重要价值观，考虑到有关同性婚姻的规定被纳入的历史背景，得出的结论是，这些规定并非旨在禁止肯尼亚女对女婚姻的文化习俗。女性对女性婚姻的宪法有效性为肯尼亚对“家庭”的更广泛和更流畅的理解打开了大门。