Court Rejects Divorce Petition Over Four-Year ‘Come-We-Stay’ Relationship
Source: Nairobi Wire
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A Nakuru Magistrate Court has dismissed a divorce petition filed by a US-based Kenyan citizen, ruling that cohabiting for four years in a “come-we-stay” relationship does not constitute a legally recognized marriage. The magistrate determined that without a valid marriage certificate or sufficient evidence to presume a legal union, no marriage ever existed, leaving no basis for a divorce petition. Directing both parties to continue as unmarried individuals, the court highlighted the brief nature of the relationship: “I find a period of four years not that long, and given the evidence adduced by the petitioner herein, I find no quality The post Court Rejects Divorce Petition Over Four-Year ‘Come-We-Stay’ Relationship appeared first on Nairobi Wire.