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How Does the Court Determine Who Gets Custody of Any Children of the Marriage?

The Marriage Act, 2014 is an Act of Parliament that sets out the law relating to marriage in Kenya. It came into force on 1 September 2014. The Act repealed the Marriage

Members of National Assembly – Functions and Powers.

September 21, 2022Access to Justice, Blog, Constitution, Economic Integration Of women, Education, Elections 2022, Elections, Political Parties, Kenya, National assembly, Parliamentary Procedures, Senateaccess to justice, constitution, covid19, human rights, kenya, kenya law, marriage registration, women and the lawLawQuery

The Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Kenya and binds all persons and all state organs at the National and County levels of Government. The legislative authority of the

WOMEN AND THE LAW: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO REGISTER YOUR MARRIAGE

May 28, 2021Access to Justice, Blog, Family, Marriage, Succession, Women and the Lawmarriage registration, women and the lawadmin

The Constitution of Kenya, Article 45, provides that the family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and the necessary basis of social order. As such, the family unit enjoys the

18Oct/20

THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN MARRIAGE AND THEREAFTER: THE RIGHT TO A VALID MARRIAGE

October 18, 2020Family, Marriage, Succession, Uncategorizedmarriage, marriage registration, muslim, womenLawQuery

What makes a marriage legally valid? What rights does a valid marriage accord a spouse?

07May/18

The Process of Registration of Customary Marriages

May 7, 2018Women and the Lawcustomary marriage registration, customary marriages, marriage registration, women and the lawadmin

By HAMIDA CHIDAGAYA. The enactment of the Marriage Act 2014 brought with it the recognition of 5 primary systems of marriage. Section 6 of the Act provides as follows: “(1) A marriage

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