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Divorce by consent is no divorce

By Anthony Thiongo

Question: Your recent article "Married in Kenya, Single Abroad" was informative and very useful to Kenyans living abroad. I am informed that there are states in the USA where a couple may obtain a divorce by signing divorce papers before a lawyer. Is this divorce procedure available in Kenya? If it needs to be registered in a Kenyan Court, can this be done where both parties reside abroad?

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