Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Notice of intention to marry
(1) Where a man and a woman intend to marry under this Part, they shall give to the Registrar and the person in charge of the plac…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Celebration of civil marriages
A marriage under this Part shall be celebrated by the Registrar in the place determined by the Registrar.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Christian marriages at the embassy, high commission or consulate
A marriage celebrated in the embassy, high commission or consulate of a foreign country in Kenya is a Christian marriage under thi…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Recognition of foreign marriages as Christian marriages in Kenya
A marriage celebrated outside Kenya otherwise than in accordance with this Part, shall be recognized as a marriage under this Part…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Signing of the marriage certificate
(1) When a marriage has been celebrated in accordance with the provisions of this Part, the person officiating at the marriage cer…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Obligations of the church minister in relation to objection
(1) Upon receiving a notice of objection, the person in charge of a public place of worship shall hear the objection forthwith and…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Objection to give a notice of intention to marry
(1) A person who knows of an impediment to an intended marriage may give a written notice of objection to the person in charge of…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Interpretation of Part
In this Part "marriage officer" means a licensed church minister appointed by the registrar under section 50.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Christian marriages
This Part applies to a marriage where a party to the marriage professes the Christian religion.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Duration of marriage
A marriage registered under this Act subsists until it is determined by— (a) the death of a spouse; (b) a decree declaring the pre…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Rights of widow and widowers
(1) A widow or widower may re-marry. (2) A widow or a widower may elect not to re-marry.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Arrangement to live apart
(1) The parties to a civil marriage may agree to live apart for one year and any such agreement shall be valid and enforceable, an…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Spouses and the law of tort
Despite the provisions of any other written law— (a) a spouse shall not be liable for the torts of the other spouse by reason of b…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Voidable marriages
Subject to section 11, a marriage is voidable if— (a) at the date of the marriage— (i) either party was and has ever since remaine…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Void marriages
(1) A union is not a marriage if at the time of the making of the union— (a) either party is below the minimum age for marriage; (…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Prohibited marriage relationship
(1) A person shall not marry— (a) that person’s grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, sister, brother, cousin, great aunt, great…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Subsisting marriages
Subject to section 8, a married person shall not, while— (a) in a monogamous marriage, contract another marriage; or (b) in a poly…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Conversion of marriages
(1) A marriage may be converted from being a potentially polygamous marriage to a monogamous marriage if each spouse voluntarily d…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Declaration of marriage registration areas
The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, declare any area of Kenya to be a registration area for the purposes of this…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Kinds of marriages
(1) A marriage may be registered under this Act if it is celebrated— (a) in accordance with the rites of a Christian denomination;…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Witnesses to a marriage
(1) A marriage conducted under this Act shall be witnessed by two competent witnesses. (2) A person is not competent to act as a w…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Minimum age
A person shall not marry unless that person has attained the age of eighteen years.
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Meaning of marriage
(1) Marriage is the voluntary union of a man and a woman whether in a monogamous or polygamous union and registered in accordance…
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Marriage Act CAP 150▤
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "child" means an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen years; "c…
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