An About-Turn on Kenyan Women's Property Rights?

Kenya's Court of Appeal has overturned two precedent-setting judgments that had ordered for a 50-50 division of matrimonial properties, writes Joseph Wangui for East African.

The second-highest court in Kenya overturned the judgments made by the High Court and settled on sharing of properties based on each spouse's contribution.

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