By MORAA OBIRIAMore by this AuthorAre you cohabiting with your partner and have jointly invested in property? In Kenya, a cohabitee has no right to lay claim on any property they may have jointly acquired should they separate. The new marriage and matrimonial property laws exclude cohabitees from benefits available to spouses. The Matrimonial Property Act, 2013 protects spouses' rights to monetary and non-monetary contributions during marriage. And so now there must be an establishment of a marriage or divorce before you can trigger the Matrimonial Property Act to file for sharing property,” she said.

Source: Daily Nation December 31, 2019 04:52 UTC