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Family And Children [2025] KEKC 20 (KLR)

HAA v AAA

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.

  • Islamic Divorce
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Conjugal Rights
  • Spousal Neglect
  • Islamic-divorce
  • Judicial-divorce
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Family And Children [2024] KEKC 25 (KLR)

FZS v OAM

FZS v OAM [2024] KEKC 25 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Nakuru dissolved a marriage after finding the respondent had failed to meet his marital duties and showed no interest in the relationship.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Islamic Family Law
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
  • Matrimonial-breakdown
  • Islamic-family-law
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Family And Children [2023] KEKC 13 (KLR)

AHO v MMA

AHO v MMA [2023] KEKC 13 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Busia dissolved an Islamic marriage, granted the mother custody of two children, and allowed her to collect her belongings.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Child Custody
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Parental Responsibility
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
  • Child-custody
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Family And Children [2021] KEHC 9099 (KLR)

SMI v ANG

SMI v ANG [2021] KEHC 9099 (KLR)

The High Court at Machakos dissolved a marriage after finding cruelty, adultery, and desertion proved. Custody of the child was awarded to the respondent.

  • Divorce
  • Custody Of Children
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Custody-of-children
  • Matrimonial-breakdown
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Family And Children [2019] KEKC 20 (KLR)

NAA v MM

NAA v MM [2019] KEKC 20 (KLR)

The Kadhi's Court at Moyale dissolved an Islamic marriage after finding the wife had not contributed to the breakdown and the husband had deserted and failed to maintain her.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Islamic Marriage
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
  • Islamic-marriage
  • Matrimonial-breakdown
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Family And Children [2018] KEHC 9499 (KLR)

J.M.K.M v S.M.K

J.M.K.M v S.M.K [2018] KEHC 9499 (KLR)

The High Court dissolved a marriage after finding both spouses agreed it had broken down irretrievably, with long-term estrangement and no conjugal relations.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Cruelty
  • Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage
  • Marital-breakdown
  • Family-law
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Family And Children [2018] KEHC 9273 (KLR)

R G A v J T M

R G A v J T M [2018] KEHC 9273 (KLR)

The High Court dissolved a marriage after finding the relationship had irretrievably broken down. The respondent’s counter-petition was dismissed and no costs were ordered.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Adultery
  • Desertion
  • Cruelty
  • Irretrievable-breakdown
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Family And Children [2018] KEKC 26 (KLR)

RJ v BOB

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.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Conjugal Rights
  • Maintenance Obligations
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
  • Matrimonial-breakdown
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Family And Children [2018] KEKC 13 (KLR)

HAH v IHD

HAH v IHD [2018] KEKC 13 (KLR)

The Kadhi’s Court at Garsen dissolved a marriage after finding the respondent had deserted the applicant for over two years and failed to provide maintenance.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Desertion
  • Maintenance
  • Eddah Period
  • Matrimonial-breakdown
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Family And Children [2017] KEKC 14 (KLR)

FW v NA

FW v NA [2017] KEKC 14 (KLR)

The Kadhis Court at Nyeri dissolved the parties’ marriage through Khul’a, issued a divorce certificate, declined return of dowry, and ordered each side to bear its own costs.

  • Dissolution Of Marriage
  • Khula Divorce
  • Dowry Mahr
  • Matrimonial Breakdown
  • Khula-divorce
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
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