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Law on annulment of marriage discriminatory, says woman

Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A woman has moved to court seeking to declare a section of the Marriage Act, which prohibits couples from annulling their marriage after a year, unconstitutional.

In a case filed before the High Court, Sabina Matiku claims it is against women’s right to be in marriage by free consent and right to equal treatment by law.

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