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EJ v JKN [2024] KEHC 9166 (KLR)
The High Court at Nakuru held that Nyota Farm was matrimonial property and awarded the applicant 25% after weighing financial and non-monetary contributions.
ENK v JNK [2023] KEHC 26108 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed an application for stay of execution in a matrimonial property dispute, finding no merit in the request and awarding costs to the respondent.
RNM v SMM [2023] KEHC 19725 (KLR)
The High Court at Mombasa partly allowed a matrimonial property claim, finding the Mtwapa property and the family car were jointly owned and ordering their valuation and equal sharing.
CNNW v JWM [2022] KEHC 16321 (KLR)
The High Court declared several disputed properties to be matrimonial property jointly held by the spouses, but declined to divide them because the marriage had not been dissolved.
T.J.S v N.R.S [2022] KEHC 13401 (KLR)
High Court family dispute over matrimonial property, inherited land, household goods, and personal documents. The court divided the assets by assessed contribution.
RCL v MKK [2022] KEHC 10719 (KLR)
The High Court at Nakuru awarded the applicant a half share of the matrimonial home and land, but not the other disputed assets, in a matrimonial property dispute.
LNM v BNI [2021] KEHC 2903 (KLR)
The court found that only properties acquired during the marriage and registered in both parties' names, or where joint contribution was established, qualify as matrimonial property. Specifically, Kajiado/Kaputei North/xxx and Githurai-Kimbo Plot xxx under Mwihoko Housing Company were jointly registered and thus matrimonial property, to be shared equally (50:50). For Ngandori/Kirigi/xxx, only one acre (0.10Ha) acquired during the marriage was found to be matrimonial property, with the applicant entitled to 50% (0.05Ha) due to non-monetary contributions such as child care. The applicant failed…
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LMN v MWM [2021] KEHC 3025 (KLR)
The High Court held that the matrimonial home and land at Mavoko were matrimonial property and ordered an equal 50:50 division between the former spouses.
NWK v PKN [2020] KEHC 3533 (KLR)
The High Court held that two land parcels acquired during marriage were held in trust for both spouses and granted a declaration of rights under the Matrimonial Property Act.
G W G v F G W [2019] KEHC 11814 (KLR)
A matrimonial property dispute where the High Court recognized non-monetary contribution and ordered equal sharing of most properties, excluding ancestral land.
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