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A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to step aside from a succession case, ruling that attending a wedding and delayed objections don't prove judi
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dissolved an Islamic marriage but required the wife to repay Kshs. 47,500 as dower to obtain her divorce.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to revive a preliminary objection because the applicant sat on it for months without explanation, showing cou
Kenya's Kadhi's Court ruled the entire plot belonged to the deceased's estate because the son claiming half ownership couldn't prove he boug
A Kenyan Kadhi's court ruled that a judicially dissolved Muslim marriage allows the former spouses to remarry each other through a new contr
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court confirmed that being named 'next of kin' gives no special inheritance rights—fixed shares go to the widow, children,
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court confirmed a 2018 khul' divorce after the wife returned her dower, and kept custody of six children with her.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dissolved an unhappy marriage and shared custody of the child between both parents, prioritising the child's welfare
A Kisumu Kadhis' Court dissolved a marriage over proven domestic violence, but threw out an unproven sexual-misconduct claim and declined to
An Isiolo Kadhi's Court granted a woman divorce, custody of her six children, maintenance, unpaid dowry and KES 2 million for her share of t
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that a plot registered in one heir's name still belonged to the family estate because his own statements at a f
Kenya's Kadhi's Court dissolved this Islamic marriage and ordered the husband to pay alimony, dowry balance, and monthly child maintenance.
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim family land passes to heirs with sons receiving double each daughter's share, even when title is
A Kadhis' Court confirmed that grandchildren can sue over a deceased's plot without letters of administration, because Islamic law passes pr
The High Court nullified a Kadhi's court estate distribution done without proper pleadings or hearing the widow, and ordered a full re-trial
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that agreed estate shares among Muslim heirs must still follow Islamic inheritance law, overriding what the fam