Joint ownership of property is common in Kenya, often arising from co-investments, inheritance, or marital arrangements. However, disputes may arise when joint owners cannot agree on how to manage, use, or dispose of the property—whether to sell, lease, or develop it.
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The issue of spousal consent in property transactions in Kenya has long been a critical aspect of conveyancing and family law. For years, advocates, lenders, and purchasers have insisted on spousal consent as a protective mechanism to safeguard matrimonial property interests.
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Under Section 33(1) of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 (Cap. 170), prohibited immigrants are foreign nationals who are barred from entering or remaining in Kenya due to various serious legal, security, health, or public order concerns.
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Owning land or any interest in property in Kenya is a significant investment, and protecting these rights is essential.
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Property ownership in Kenya is categorized into two forms of tenure: Freehold and Leasehold. The distinction between these two types of ownership is significant.
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The Kenyan real estate market has seen a surge in off-plan property developments, offering buyers the allure of acquiring prime real estate at discounted, early-bird rates. However, purchasing a property that does not yet exist in physical form carries inherent risks.
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In Kenya, surrogacy is not a hypothetical issue anymore. It is real, and many Kenyans are resorting to surrogacy as an alternative to being parents, especially those who cannot, for medical reasons, have their own children.
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In recent years, Kenya has witnessed growing conversations around reforming its divorce laws to allow for divorce by mutual consent, reflecting global trends toward modernizing family law.
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Divorce is a challenging process, more so where the parties have an acrimonious divorce, unlike where parties have mutually decided that their marriage is not working for them and thus need separation/annulment.
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In today’s globalised and interconnected world, interfaith marriages, marriages between partners of different religious backgrounds, are increasingly common.
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