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A Garissa Kadhis' Court ruled heirs who improve family property without consent get only fair compensation, and one heir can keep the plot b

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court confirmed that divorce pronounced in ordinary anger is still valid and awarded a mother sole custody, support, and th

Kenya's Kadhis' Court dissolved an Islamic marriage after five years of separation, ruling no court can force anyone to stay married.

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court allowed a widow to fast-track confirming her husband's estate within a month, waiving the usual six-month wait.

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court granted a wife a Khul' divorce after 33 years of marriage, confirming she can end the marriage by returning her dowry

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dismissed objectors' late challenge to its jurisdiction because they had already participated in the case for a year

A Mombasa Kadhi's Court ruled a wife cannot be forced to live with her mother-in-law and must get her own home within 60 days.

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it handles inheritance for Muslim families, dividing a Kilifi ancestral land among heirs under Islamic law.

Kenya's Kadhi's Court ruled a wife can enforce an agreement that her husband won't take another wife, and breach justifies dissolving the ma

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court confirmed a second widow and her children as rightful heirs and cancelled a property sale made without all heirs' con

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court approved a family's compromise distribution of an estate, but refused to undo an earlier will ruling because that dec

A Moyale Kadhi's Court dissolved a marriage, gave the wife custody, and blocked sale of the family plot to protect the children.

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court jailed a man for six months for ignoring court orders and ruled that county officials cannot transfer land ownership.

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court granted a mother custody, unpaid dowry of Kshs 120,000 and Kshs 50,000 monthly maintenance after her husband ignored

Kenya's Kadhi's Court ordered most of a family's inheritance funds released, letting an advocate keep only 40% pending a fee dispute.

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that a Muslim widow must vacate estate property and account for rent collected, keeping only her 25% inheritanc

Kenya's Kadhi's Court ruled that a father cannot block his adult divorced daughter's Muslim marriage, and granted consent himself where his

Nairobi's Kadhi's Court dissolved an Islamic marriage after a wife proved cruelty, blackmail and neglect, even though her husband never show

Nairobi's Kadhi's Court dissolved a secret Islamic marriage after a husband abandoned his duties, confirming wives don't lose rights in unpu

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can decide custody and maintenance in divorce cases, granting a mother physical custody while protecting

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that only a deceased father, through the Islamic li'an process, could deny paternity — so his sister's bid to D