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HAA v AAA [2025] KEKC 20 (KLR)
The Kadhis Court at Nakuru granted a judicial divorce after finding the marriage had irretrievably broken down and reconciliation had failed.
ZSM v SNN [2022] KEKC 2 (KLR)
The Kadhi’s Court dissolved the parties’ Islamic marriage after finding the respondent deserted the petitioner and failed to meet marital obligations.
RSGL v AAVL [2021] KEHC 12838 (KLR)
The High Court dissolved an undefended marriage after finding it had irretrievably broken down, with no conjugal relations since 2017 and separation since 2019.
MK v GNK [2019] KEHC 772 (KLR)
The High Court at Malindi dissolved a Mijikenda customary marriage after finding cruelty, desertion, and denial of conjugal rights proved on a balance of probabilities.
SMK v MW [2019] KEHC 11561 (KLR)
The High Court found that the evidence established a completely dysfunctional marital relationship between the appellant and respondent, characterized by prolonged separation, lack of conjugal interaction, and mutual mental cruelty. The trial court erred in treating these issues as normal marital problems when, in fact, the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The denial of conjugal rights for several years and the parties living apart constituted cruelty and demonstrated that the marriage could not be salvaged. The appellate court therefore set aside the lower court's dismissal of the pet…
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OK v HNA (B) [2019] KEKC 40 (KLR)
A Kadhi’s Court dissolved a marriage on khul’ah terms, finding the wife’s desertion and conduct proved, while her claim of the husband’s impotence was unproven.
RJ v BOB [2018] KEKC 26 (KLR)
The Kadhis Court at Kisumu dissolved an ex parte marriage after finding cruelty, non-maintenance, denial of conjugal rights, and breakdown of the marital relationship.
M J K v P G K [2016] KEHC 3815 (KLR)
The High Court at Malindi dissolved a marriage after finding cruelty and desertion proved, with the parties having lived separate lives since 1999.
M A M A v F S B [2016] KEHC 7383 (KLR)
The High Court dissolved a marriage after finding cruelty and desertion proved on the petitioner’s uncontroverted evidence. The respondent’s cross-petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
R S v C O A [2015] KEHC 324 (KLR)
The High Court dissolved a marriage after finding cruelty and irretrievable breakdown, where the respondent denied conjugal rights and ejected the petitioner from the home.
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