The Supreme Court revealed the alarming state in its report in a press conference on Friday.
Chief Justice, Prof. Sam Rugege, said that “Obviously, the number of cases rose in primary courts, in 2016 there were 21 cases, 69 in 2017 and 1,311 in 2018. That is, they have been considerably increased in 2018. ”
Kicukiro Primary Court granted the most divorce cases for 210 couples, Gasabo Primary Court,190, and Nyarugenge Primary Court granted 157 divorces.
The figures of the Supreme Court show that the number of cases filed electronically was 21 in 2016, 69 in 2017 and 1,311 in 2018.
Chief Justice Sam Rugege added that when people decide to end their marriage, there is nothing to do because they have to divorce, but there should be a way of tracking the family in case of problems so that they do not have to separate or kill each other.
Sometimes, he further said, The divorce process is done fast, but it is often a matter of sharing the wealth that delays the trial until the case is taken to high court.
He says that this should not be the case but people are supposed to talk to a family or assisted by their friends or family heads so that their problems can be settled without necessarily being taken to court.
“Often, when cases are taken to courts, many people go back home dissatisfied and that is not what we want,” he said.
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