Kenya: Govt Demands Marriage Certificates, Gives Pastors and Imams Given 30 Days to Comply

The government is ramping up efforts to boost revenue by targeting marriage registration fees, from Kenyans who are seeking to formalise their unions.

The newly appointed Attorney General, Dorcas Oduor, has a issued a directive that has left pastors and marriage registrars scrambling. The AG’s office has mandated that all marriage certificates for already conducted marriages must be submitted within 30 days.

This directive, published in the government’s MyGov notice on Tuesday, September…