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Kenya's Kadhi's Court can dissolve an Islamic marriage even if one spouse has left Islam, but child custody must go to another court.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to dissolve a marriage already decided by an earlier ruling, but ordered the husband to pay the unpaid dowry
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed that a deceased Muslim's estate must be shared under Islamic law, with the mother taking one-sixth and sibli
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court confirmed that a Muslim parent's lifetime distribution of property to children is a valid gift, not inheritance, and
A Garsen Kadhi's Court dissolved a marriage by faskhu after the husband's cruelty and neglect, granting the wife custody, unpaid dowry and m
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court dissolved a broken marriage, gave the mother custody, and ordered the husband to pay dowry and child maintenance.
Kenya's Kadhi's Court granted a wife's divorce after she refused reconciliation, but her husband lost his claim for belongings and cash beca
A Kisumu Kadhi's Court dissolved a Muslim marriage through khul (wife ransoming herself out) after cruelty and adultery claims failed, while
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to undo a 2009 judgment because the applicants knew about the case for nine years but chose not to defend it.
A Kenyan Kadhis Court confirmed that a Muslim widow with children gets one-eighth of the estate, and if she dies before distribution, her sh
A Bungoma Kadhi's Court let a husband avoid salary attachment only if he pays his wife Kshs 15,000 monthly maintenance in full by Mpesa befo
An Isiolo Kadhi's Court granted a woman divorce, her unpaid dowry, and custody after proving assault and mistreatment.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court divided a family estate under Islamic inheritance law and deducted unaccounted rent directly from the son who collect
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed a divorced mother keeps interim custody of her children and cannot be evicted from the matrimonial home whil
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court dissolved a broken marriage, but only awarded the dowry the wife could actually prove — one cow, not thirteen goats.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court confirmed an unwritten verbal divorce still counts, and awarded the wife an equal 50% share of the matrimonial house.
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can resolve mosque leadership disputes and removed a Siaya Imam, ordering fresh elections and open access
An Isiolo Kadhi's Court refused to dissolve a marriage because the wife brought no evidence of infidelity, but allowed her to seek khul'u la
Kenya's Kadhis Court in Nairobi ruled it can hear a divorce case anywhere in Kenya, even if the marriage happened elsewhere.
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court dissolved a Muslim marriage after four years of desertion and ordered the husband to pay dowry of 2 cows as agreed.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court granted a wife a khul'a divorce, but only after she proved no fault and agreed to refund the dowry and marriage expen
A Kisumu Kadhis' Court dissolved a marriage after a wife proved cruelty, neglect and miraa addiction, even though her husband never showed u
The High Court in Mombasa set aside eviction orders made without hearing the other side, restarting the process fairly.
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court divided a deceased Muslim man's estate between his widow and three children using standard Islamic inheritance shares