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A Kericho Kadhi's Court threw out an eviction bid because the other side were not Muslim and the applicants had no grant of representation.
A Kenya Kadhi's Court confirmed that verbal triple divorce is valid without a certificate, and widows are entitled to fixed inheritance shar
Kenya's Kadhi's Court cannot decide who owns land in a succession dispute—ownership must be settled by the Magistrate's or Environment and L
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court cannot distribute a deceased person's estate until a disputed property ownership question is resolved by the land cou
A Moyale Kadhi's Court ruled it cannot decide who owns disputed land in a Muslim estate; ownership must first be settled by the land court b
A Moyale Kadhi's Court granted a wife a divorce, Kshs 60,000 unpaid dowry, and custody after finding her husband unfairly neglected her for
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed that Muslim marriages celebrated by proxy are valid, as long as the bride's free consent is properly authent
A Kadhis' Court confirmed that grandchildren can sue over a deceased's plot without letters of administration, because Islamic law passes pr
A Nyeri Kadhi's Court declined to distribute a deceased person's land because ownership was disputed and only the Environment and Land Court
A Mombasa Kadhi's Court adopted an agreed valuation of KShs 25 million and ordered a deceased Muslim's estate distributed among heirs in fix
Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed adoption is recognized under Islamic law, provided the adopted child's biological lineage stays fully preser
A Kenyan Kadhi's Court saved a poorly drafted estate case from dismissal, ruling that defects curable by amendment should not end a suit.
A Kenyan Kadhis' Court dismissed a divorce claim because the applicant could not prove the Islamic marriage ever existed.