Kenya Case Law

FG & another v OGM

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal E025 of 2023

Judge

["JW Lessit", "S ole Kantai", "A Ali-Aroni"]

The Court of Appeal dismissed a child-custody appeal, holding that the child’s best interests favored the surviving father over maternal grandparents.

• Child custody
• Parental responsibility
• Best interests of the child
• Second appeal on matters of law
• Functus officio
• Customary law versus constitutional child rights