The Tanzanian government attempted to repeal this decision, claiming that girls mature earlier and marriage is a form of protection for pregnant young women, and should, therefore, be allowed to marry earlier than 18.
Gwamnatin ta Tanzaniya ta yi ƙoƙarin daƙile wannan hukuncin, tana mai iƙirarin wai yara mata suna balaga da wuri kuma shi aure wata hanyar kariya ce ga yara masu juna biyu. Saboda haka a bar yara mata su dinga yin aure kafin su cika shekaru 18.