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A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ordered a father to pay KES 10,000 monthly child support and confirmed that spouses only get property shares they can

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court granted a divorced woman protection from her ex-husband's presence but refused compensation for her phone due to weak

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court revoked a Muslim father's will that favoured some children, ruling his estate must be divided strictly according to I

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court froze household goods in a disputed estate but refused to touch a vehicle not registered in the deceased's name.

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court kept a child at her agreed private school but capped the father's fees at KES 30,000 per term after he claimed finan

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to dissolve a marriage where the wife made no effort to trace or serve her absent husband or support her test

A Kenyan Kadhi's court cancelled a divorce registration because the wife was never properly notified, ruling such registrations need the wif

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dissolved a Muslim marriage through Khul'a, granting the mother custody and ordering KES 10,000 monthly child mainten

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that a wife leaving a marriage without her husband's fault must pay compensation and forfeit her dowry claim.

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court kept the children with their mother, ruling that her alleged remarriage did not prove the children were better off wi

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court found a party in contempt for ignoring its orders but gave her 60 days to comply before facing punishment.

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can decide child custody and maintenance disputes for Muslim families, rejecting arguments that children'

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court granted a wife divorce and child support but refused her maintenance claim because she raised it too late.

A Nairobi Kadhis' Court confirmed an estate distribution but cut grandchildren's inheritance to one-third as Islamic law allows by will.

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court dismissed a father's bid to review custody access orders, ruling that wanting different terms is grounds for appeal,

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can jail people who ignore its orders, committing a landlord to four months in prison for disobeying orde

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court granted a mother interim custody and KES 25,000 monthly maintenance but refused to bar the father from the matrimoni

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court doubled a wife's matrimonial property payout after finding the property's value had been misrepresented in their earl

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court dissolved a marriage abandoned by a UK-based husband who provided no maintenance, condemning 'vacational marriages'

An Isiolo Kadhi's Court ordered a wife to return to the matrimonial home — but confirmed no Kenyan spouse can be forced to take an HIV test

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim marriages celebrated by proxy are valid, as long as the bride's free consent is properly authent

A Nairobi Kadhis' Court dismissed a wife's divorce petition because she offered no evidence to back her claims of assault and neglect.