WHAT RIGHTS DO WOMEN – MARRIED OR SINGLE- HAVE?
Women have a right to acquire and own land whether individually or as a group.
Daughters have the right to inherit their parents’ land and property.
Women have a right to be elected and or appointed into land governance institutions.
Married women have the right to joint ownership of land and property acquired during marriage.
Married women have the right to transact on land in consultation with their husbands and vice versa.
Widows have the right to inherit their deceased husband’s land and property.