Act and Laws in Kenya

Except where an order for maintenance of a spouse is expressed to be for any shorter period or where any such order has revoked and subject to section 79, the order shall lapse— (a) if the maintenance was unsecured, on the death of the spouse; (b) if the maintenance was secured, on the death of...

An order of maintenance shall lapse upon the remarriage of the beneficiary of the order.

(1) The court may revoke or vary a subsisting order for maintenance of any kind, whether secured or unsecured, if it is satisfied that the order was based or obtained as the result of any misrepresentation or mistake of fact or that there has been a material change of circumstances since the order...

Maintenance payable to a person under an order of the court shall not be assigned or transferred or liable to be attached, sequestrated or levied upon for, or in respect of, any debt or claim.

(1) Despite any other period of limitation prescribed by the Limitation of Actions Act (Cap. 22), no instalment of maintenance shall be recoverable in proceedings instituted after a period of three years from the date upon which the instalment accrued. (2) Subject to subsection (1), arrears of...

(1) The court may, if it is satisfied that a disposition of property has been made by the spouse or former spouse of the person by or on whose behalf the application is made, within the preceding three years, with the object on the part of the person making the disposition of reducing the means to...

(1) The court may order a party to refrain from molesting a spouse or former spouse. (2) No proceedings may be brought to compel one spouse to cohabit with the other, but a spouse who alleges that he or she has been deserted may refer the matter to a conciliatory body. (3) Where either the husband...

Custody and maintenance of children shall be dealt with in accordance with the Children Act (Cap. 141) and any other written law relating to children.

(1) Any person who, in a notice of intention to marry under section 25 or notice of objection to an intended marriage under section 28, makes a false statement commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or fine not exceeding two million...

Any person who marries a person who is below the minimum age commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to both.

(1) A party to a purported celebration of a marriage where the parties are within a prohibited marriage relationship commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings or to both. (2) A...

A party to a ceremony purporting to be a marriage, who at the time, knows or has reason to believe that the consent of the other party was induced by coercion or fraud or by a mistake as to the nature of the ceremony, or that the other party was suffering from any mental disorders or mental...

A person who celebrates a union purporting to be a marriage and who at the time of the ceremony is not authorised to do so commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine of three hundred thousand shillings or to both.

A person who celebrates a union purporting to be a marriage at which the required witnesses are not present commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to both.

(1) A person commits an offence if that person celebrates or witnesses a union purporting to be a marriage where that person knows or should know that— (a) at least one party is below the age of eighteen years; (b) a notice of intention to marry where required has not been given; or (c) a notice...

(1) A marriage recognised under section 6 may be celebrated in accordance to the rules made by the Cabinet Secretary. (2) The Cabinet Secretary may make rules for the celebration of any marriage.

(1) The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations for the better carrying into effect of this Act. (2) Despite subsection (1), regulations may provide for— (a) forms to be used and fees to be paid in respect of any application or licence made or issued; (b) the manner in which notices of intention...

The Rules Committee established under the provisions of the Civil Procedure Act (Cap. 21) may make rules regulating court practice or procedure under this Act.

(1) A person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, was a Registrar of Marriages under the Marriage Act (Repealed) or the African Christian Marriage and Divorce Act (Repealed), or an assistant Registrar under the Islamic Marriage and Divorce Registration Act (Repealed),...

(1) A subsisting marriage which under any written or customary law hitherto in force constituted a valid marriage immediately before the coming to force of this Act is valid for the purposes of this Act. (2) Proceedings commenced under any written law shall, so far as practicable, be continued in...

This Act may be cited as the Work Injury Benefits Act, and shall come into operation on 2nd June, 2008.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “accident” means an accident arising out of and in the course and scope of an employee’s employment and resulting in personal injury; “Board” means the National Labour Board; “compensation” means compensation as provided for under this Act and...

This Act shall apply to all employees, including employees employed by the Government, other than the armed forces, in the same way and to the same extent as if the Government were a private employer.

(1) In this Act, “employer” means any person who employs an employee and includes— (a) the legal personal representative of a deceased employer; (b) any person controlling the business of an employer; and (c) the Government. (2) If the services of an employee are temporarily lent or let on hire...

(1) In this Act, employee means a person who has been employed for wages or a salary under a contract of service and includes an apprentice or indentured learner. (2) Sub-section (1) applies irrespective of whether the contract is expressed or implied, is oral or in writing, and whether the...

In this Act “dependant” means— (a) the widow or widower of an employee; (b) a child of the employee who has not attained the age of eighteen years including a posthumous child , a stepchild and an adopted child, adopted prior to the accident, but excluding a child who is married or who is self...

(1) Every employer shall obtain and maintain an insurance policy, with an insurer approved by the Minister in respect of any liability that the employer may incur under this Act to any of his employees. 2) The Minister may exempt from the provisions of subsection (1), an employer who provides and...

(1)Every employer carrying on business in Kenya shall within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner— (a) register with the Director; (b) furnish the Director with the prescribed particulars of their business; and (c) within a period determined by the Director furnish additional...

(1) An employer shall— (a) keep a register or other record of the earnings and other prescribed particulars of all employees; (b) at all reasonable times produce the register or record on demand to the Director for inspection; and (c) retain the register, record or reproduction referred to in...

1) An employee who is involved in an accident resulting in the employee’s disablement or death is subject to the provisions of this Act, and entitled to the benefits provided for under this Act. (2) An employer is liable to pay compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Act to an...