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In re ENN (Baby) [2025] KEHC 10403 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption, allowing JNM and JNO to adopt Baby ENN, dispense with the mother’s consent, and appoint INO as legal guardian.
In re Adoption of Baby VMO (Minor) [2025] KEHC 10335 (KLR)
The High Court allowed a kinship adoption by the child’s relatives, finding the statutory requirements met and the adoption in the child’s best interests.
In re Baby MAI (A Child) [2025] KEHC 10075 (KLR)
The court found that MAI, the subject child, met all statutory requirements for adoption: she was above six weeks and below eighteen years, resident in Kenya, and had been declared free for adoption by a registered adoption society. The applicants, AIK and SNK, were found to be within the statutory age bracket, financially stable, of good character, and had fully bonded with the child. The adoption was kinship in nature, as the applicants were relatives of the child, and thus qualified as a domestic adoption. The biological parents had freely and voluntarily consented to the adoption, underst…
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In re NLK (Minor) [2025] KEHC 10068 (KLR)
The High Court allowed a kinship adoption application, finding the applicants fit to adopt the minor, dispensing with the unknown father’s consent.
In re FK (Minor) [2025] KEHC 10035 (KLR)
The High Court approved a kinship adoption by the child’s maternal aunt and uncle, finding the statutory reports, consents, and best interests test satisfied.
In re SW [2025] KEHC 10007 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption, authorizing JPWK and MM to adopt SW, changing the child’s name, appointing legal guardians, and discharging the guardian ad litem.
In re Adoption of DDW (Minor) [2025] KEHC 9852 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption application, finding the applicants suitable, the father’s consent dispensable, and the child’s best interests served.
In re FFM (A Minor) [2025] KEHC 9866 (KLR)
The court found that the applicants, WJA and MAO, satisfied all statutory requirements for kinship adoption under the Children Act, 2022. The applicants demonstrated a longstanding parental relationship with the minor, FFM, and obtained all necessary consents, including from the biological mother and the minor himself. Statutory reports from the Children Services and Guardian Ad Litem confirmed the applicants' suitability and the benefit to the child. The court emphasized that the best interests of the child are paramount, and the adoption would provide the minor with stability, security, and…
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In re Baby FK (The Child) [2025] KEHC 9867 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption by the child’s maternal grandparents, finding the statutory requirements met and the adoption in the child’s best interests.
In re HPM (Minor) [2025] KEHC 9836 (KLR)
The court found that the applicants fulfilled all statutory requirements for kinship adoption under the Children Act, 2022. The applicants demonstrated a stable, loving, and financially secure environment for the minor, who had been in their custody for five years. The minor's biological father was absent and untraceable, justifying the dispensation of his consent. Statutory reports from the Children Services and Guardian Ad Litem recommended the adoption, and the minor consented. The court emphasized the best interests of the child as the guiding principle, noting that the adoption would pro…
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