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A Kwale Kadhi's Court distributed a deceased Muslim man's land strictly under Islamic inheritance law, confirming the title holder's name co
A Kwale Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim law governs inheritance for deceased Muslims, dividing a family's land between sons and a daught
A Kwale Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim families can agree to distribute a deceased's land equally between sons and daughters, overridin
A Kwale Kadhi's Court confirmed that a deceased Muslim's land passes strictly under Islamic inheritance law, distributing it among widow, mo
A Kwale Kadhi's Court divided a family's land between nine children using Islamic inheritance law, giving each son twice each daughter's sha
A Kwale Kadhi's Court divided a deceased Muslim man's land among his widow and five children according to Islamic inheritance shares under K
A Kwale Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim inheritance law governs Muslim estates in Kenya and that heirs can agree to split property equal
A Kwale Kadhi's Court confirmed that a deceased Muslim's undivided share in family land passes under Islamic law to her sole daughter, who i
Kenya's High Court allowed a company to register its charge late because Ardhisasa system delays caused the missed deadline, and no one was
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 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.
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
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
Nakuru's Kadhi's Court granted a woman a divorce after her husband ignored court papers, and ordered him to return her belongings.
A Nakuru Kadhi's Court granted a woman a divorce after her husband ignored the petition, showing Kenyan Kadhi's courts will decide quickly o
A Moyale Kadhi's Court awarded a man 12 plots of inherited land after the estate administrator blocked the process, showing obstruction can
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dissolved a marriage by Talaq and turned the couple's own agreement into a binding court order covering dowry, money,
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court confirmed that an unpaid dowry doesn't invalidate an Islamic marriage, and formally registered the couple's union.
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dissolved an eight-year-abandoned marriage and awarded the mother custody, unpaid dowry, and Kshs. 1.44 million in ch
A Moyale Kadhis' Court dissolved a marriage over abuse and addiction, ruling that a served defendant who ignores court proceedings risks jud
A Mombasa Kadhi's Court confirmed that a deceased Muslim employee's death benefits must be shared among his mother, widow, son and daughter