Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Grounds for annulment of marriage
(1) A party to a marriage may petition the court to annul the marriage on the ground that— (a) the marriage has not been consummat…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of divorce under Islamic law
Where a Kadhi, sheikh, imam or person authorised by the Registrar grants a decree for the dissolution of a marriage celebrated und…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Governing law for Islamic divorce matters
The dissolution of marriage celebrated under Part VII shall be governed by Islamic law.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Grounds for divorce of Hindu marriages
A party to a marriage celebrated under Part VI may petition the court for the dissolution of the marriage on the ground that— (a)…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Grounds for divorce of Customary marriages
(1) A Party to a marriage celebrated under Part V may petition the court for the dissolution of the marriage on the ground of— (a)…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Mediation of disputes in Customary marriages
(1) The parties to a marriage celebrated under Part V may undergo a process of conciliation or customary dispute resolution before…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Recognition of decree by foreign court in matrimonial proceedings
Where a foreign court has granted a decree in matrimonial proceedings whether arising out of a marriage celebrated in Kenya or els…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Right to petition for separation or divorce
(1) A party to a marriage celebrated under Part IV may not petition the court for the separation of the parties or for the dissolu…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Grounds for dissolution of a Christian marriage
A party to a marriage celebrated under Part III may petition the court for a decree for the dissolution of the marriage on the gro…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Mediation of disputes in Christian marriages
The parties to a marriage celebrated under Part III may seek the services of any reconciliation bodies established for that purpos…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Correction of errors
(1) A party to a marriage may apply to the Registrar or to a marriage officer or to a person authorised by the Registrar to correc…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Endorsement of marriage registers
(1) The Registrar shall enter the details of the declaration made under section 8 against the relevant entry in the register of ma…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of foreign annulments and divorces
(1) Where a marriage celebrated in Kenya is annulled or dissolved by a decree of a foreign court, any party to the annulled or dis…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Copies of decrees of annulment and divorce to be sent to Registrar
Where a court grants a decree of the annulment of a marriage or the dissolution of a marriage, it shall deliver a certified copy o…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Evidence of marriage
(1) A marriage may be proven in Kenya by— (a) a certificate of marriage issued under this Act or any other written law; (b) a cert…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of marriages contracted abroad
(1) A Kenyan who celebrates a marriage outside Kenya may apply to the Registrar to have that marriage registered and the Registrar…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of Islamic marriages
(1) Where a Kadhi, sheikh, Mukhi or imam authorised by the Registrar celebrates a marriage under Part VII of this Act, the Kadhi,…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of Hindu marriages
(1) Where a person authorised by the Registrar celebrates a marriage under Part VI, that person shall record the details of the ma…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of Customary marriage
(1) Where the parties to a marriage under Part V have completed the necessary rituals for their union to be recognised as a marria…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of civil marriages
(1) Where the Registrar celebrates a marriage under Part IV of this Act, the Registrar shall register the marriage. (2) Where a ma…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Registration of Christian marriages
(1) Where a marriage is celebrated under Part III of this Act, the person officiating at the marriage shall forward a copy of the…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Licensing ministers of faith
(1) A minister of faith may apply to the Registrar to be appointed as a marriage officer for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Reg…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Appointment of marriage officers in foreign countries
(1) The Registrar may by notice in the Gazette, appoint a member of the diplomatic staff of Kenya in a foreign country to celebrat…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Appointment of Registrar and Marriage officers
(1) There shall be a Registrar of Marriages who shall be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary. (2) The Registrar shall— (a) perform…
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