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Kota Kinabalu: Former Kapayan Assemblywoman Jannie Lasimbang (pic) has renewed her call for an immediate end to child marriage in Sabah, urging decisive action on long-delayed legal reforms.

She said a comprehensive 10-year programme to amend Native and Syariah laws was developed during her tenure as Assistant Law and Native Affairs Minister from 2018 to 2020 but was never implemented by the previous state government.

Jannie added that proposed amendments to the Native Court Enactment, aimed at tackling child marriage, received approval from the Attorney General’s Chambers more than five years ago but remain stalled at the Cabinet level.

She called on the Women, Health and People’s Wellbeing Minister to approve the amendments without further delay, strengthen training and capacity-building for Native Court personnel, and continue supporting NGO-led awareness programmes, especially in high-risk rural communities across Sabah.