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Kenyan Women to Fight Divorce Bill

Women lawyers say they will challenge a parliamentary bill which denies divorced women the right to matrimonial property unless they can prove they made a financial contribution.
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A Kenyan bride is carried to her wedding.

  • Kenya:   House Votes Against 50-50 Family Wealth

    The Star, 13 November 2013

    Matrimonial property will now be shared on the basis of contribution by each spouse and not equally as had been envisaged in the Matrimonial Property Bill 2013. But liabilities in… Read more »

  • Kenya:   50-50 Sharing of Marital Property? No Way!

    Capital FM, 12 November 2013

    There was heated debate during Tuesday's National Assembly sitting after MPs deleted provisions in the Matrimonial Property Bill which wanted spouses to share property equally in… Read more »

  • Kenya:   MPs Deny Spouses Equal Property Share

    The Star, 13 November 2013

    In case of divorce,spouses will not share matrimonial property equally regardless of the contribution towards its acquisition. MPs passed the matrimonial property bill yesterday… Read more »

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