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Family And Children [2025] KEHC 6336 (KLR)

AMS v NFD

AMS v NFD [2025] KEHC 6336 (KLR)

The High Court partly allowed a family appeal, upholding divorce and dowry orders but reducing monthly maintenance and revising arrears and custody arrangements.

  • Divorce Proceedings
  • Child Maintenance
  • Custody And Access
  • Dowry Payment
  • Family-law
  • Divorce
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Family And Children [2024] KEHC 2875 (KLR)

Masitsa v Mwashi & another

Masitsa v Mwashi & another [2024] KEHC 2875 (KLR)

High Court appeal over a burial dispute and alleged Maragoli customary marriage was dismissed. The court held the appeal incompetent and found no valid marriage.

  • Customary Marriage
  • Burial Rights
  • Capacity To Marry
  • Presumption Of Marriage
  • Dowry Payment
  • Court Annexed Mediation
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Family And Children [2024] KEKC 4 (KLR)

RCC v SKI

RCC v SKI [2024] KEKC 4 (KLR)

A Kadhis Court ordered a husband to pay rent arrears, pay deferred dowry, and help release his wife's belongings after finding he neglected maintenance duties.

  • Matrimonial Maintenance
  • Dowry Payment
  • Spousal Support
  • Matrimonial Property
  • Islamic Family Law
  • Matrimonial-maintenance
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Family And Children [2024] KEKC 14 (KLR)

BDA v AHB

BDA v AHB [2024] KEKC 14 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Moyale partly allowed an application for post-divorce access, dowry payment, reimbursement of debts, and maintenance during eddat.

  • Matrimonial Property
  • Dowry Payment
  • Maintenance Obligations
  • Divorce Procedure
  • Matrimonial-cause
  • Dowry-payment
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Family And Children [2024] KEKC 2 (KLR)

AMD v AMU

AMD v AMU [2024] KEKC 2 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Moyale dissolved the marriage by one talaqa, ordered payment of outstanding dowry, and granted custody of the children to the petitioner.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Dowry Payment
  • Child Custody
  • Maintenance Obligations
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
  • Dowry-payment
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Family And Children [2023] KEHC 26775 (KLR)

SAS v WKY

SAS v WKY [2023] KEHC 26775 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an appeal over unpaid dowry, holding that the marriage certificate proved a Kshs. 600,000 dowry and the appellant failed to prove payment or a different agreement.

  • Divorce Proceedings
  • Dowry Payment
  • Maintenance Rights
  • Dowry-payment
  • Divorce-proceedings
  • Family-law-appeal
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Family And Children [2023] KEHC 24450 (KLR)

Yeko & another v Krumoja

Yeko & another v Krumoja [2023] KEHC 24450 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a burial dispute appeal, finding the respondent failed to prove a customary Sabaot marriage and that presumption of marriage had not been pleaded.

  • Customary Marriage
  • Burial Rights
  • Dowry Payment
  • Proof Of Marriage
  • Presumption Of Marriage
  • Customary-marriage
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Family And Children [2023] KEKC 19 (KLR)

MIA v AAA

MIA v AAA [2023] KEKC 19 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Kericho dissolved the marriage, ordered payment of unpaid dowry, and set monthly child maintenance after finding the relationship had broken down.

  • Divorce Proceedings
  • Dowry Payment
  • Child Maintenance
  • Islamic Family Law
  • Divorce-proceedings
  • Dowry-payment
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Family And Children [2023] KEKC 17 (KLR)

UKMA v IID

UKMA v IID [2023] KEKC 17 (KLR)

The Kadhi’s Court dissolved a Muslim marriage for cruelty, awarded unpaid dowry, edda maintenance, mata’, child maintenance, and divided matrimonial property.

  • Divorce
  • Dowry Payment
  • Child Custody
  • Child Maintenance
  • Matrimonial Property Division
  • Islamic Family Law
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Family And Children [2023] KEHC 20623 (KLR)

SWM v PM & another

SWM v PM & another [2023] KEHC 20623 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an appeal over an alleged Kikuyu customary marriage, holding that the essential rites were not proved and the presumption of marriage was rebutted.

  • Customary Marriage
  • Presumption Of Marriage
  • Dowry Payment
  • Maintenance Claims
  • Injunctions Against Marriage
  • Customary-marriage
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