Kenya: Divorce Property Division to Be Based on Contribution, Not Equality, Court Rules

A recent court ruling debunked a long-standing myth that couples who divorce get to split their assets 50-50. 

According to the landmark ruling, wealth acquired during the union period cannot be shared in the middle, and there is a perfectly good reason behind this.

A decision by the Court of Appeal recently revealed that a divorce does not necessarily translate to equal division of properties. In the appeal, the husband challenged a high court ruling that had divided properties equally…