Kenya: UN Experts Urge Kenya to Repeal Discriminatory Sections of Marriage Property Act

Posted on February 17, 2014 by AllAfrica News: Latest

[UN News]United Nations human rights experts today urged Kenya to repeal sections of its Marriage and Property Act which effectively strip women of marital property upon divorce or death of their spouse, unless they can prove they made a contribution to the acquisition of the property during their marriage.

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