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A Kwale court acquitted a man of defilement because the prosecution failed to prove penetration and identification beyond reasonable doubt.
A Kwale court convicted a Madrassa teacher of defiling a 13-year-old student, relying on her uncorroborated testimony and a birth certificat
A Kwale court convicted a man of grievous harm after a daylight panga attack on his brother, showing that clear identification and medical e
A Kwale court acquitted a man of defilement because contradictions between prosecution witnesses left the court with real doubt about his gu
A Kenyan court confirmed that in polygamous intestacy, family land must be divided strictly by statutory formula, counting lifetime gifts ag
A Kenyan court acquitted a man of damaging property because investigators delayed paperwork by seven months, but he must still answer an ins
A Kenyan court refused to let the human rights commission join the Shakahola case because it didn't prove it had a real stake in the outcome
A Nairobi court dissolved a marriage on grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown, confirming judges cannot force unwilling spouses to
A Kenyan court dissolved a Christian marriage on unchallenged evidence of desertion, confirming no one can be forced to stay married.
A Kenyan court acquitted an accused because police took 21 days to prepare a required exhibit memo form, collapsing the prosecution's eviden
Kenyan probate courts cannot decide who owns disputed land; such claims must be filed separately in the Environment and Land Court before an
A Nairobi court granted a divorce, confirming that no court can force a couple to stay married once one spouse decides the marriage is over.
A Kenyan court refused to grant a divorce because the couple never proved a legally recognised marriage existed in the first place.
A Nairobi court annulled a marriage that was never consummated, filed within one year, under section 73 of the Marriage Act.
A Kenyan magistrate dissolved an undefended civil marriage, confirming that courts cannot force spouses to stay married once one partner wan
A Kenyan court dismissed a divorce petition because the couple's long-term relationship was never proven to be a legally recognized marriage
A Kenyan court dissolved a 21-year marriage, confirming it cannot force anyone to stay married when the relationship has irretrievably broke
A Kenyan Magistrates' Court dissolved a 22-year marriage, confirming that courts cannot force spouses to stay married once breakdown is prov
A Nairobi magistrate dissolved a 33-year marriage, confirming Kenyan courts cannot force couples to stay married once one spouse wants out.
A Kenyan court dissolved a Christian marriage, confirming that no one can be forced to stay married once one spouse clearly wants out.
A Kenyan land court ruled that residents who openly occupied Tsetse land for over 12 years became its lawful owners, defeating registered ti
A Kenyan court confirmed it cannot force two adults to stay married, granting a divorce after desertion and irretrievable breakdown under th
A Kenyan court granted a divorce on grounds of desertion and irretrievable breakdown, confirming it cannot force two adults to stay married.