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8 Reasons Kenya’s 2010 Constitution Will Not Allow You To Get Married

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Last updated: 2023/11/07 at 11:03 AM
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Kenya’s 2010 constitution has been very clear since the time it was set then in August 2010. Even though it has provided rules and regulations in every aspect of a Kenyan, very few of us have bothered to read while it is very vital to do so.

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Take for example, do you know what it says about marriage, have you ever read the Marriage Act in detail and understood even when you were not planning to do a divorce or a marriage?

You answer is likely to be a no.

But here are some of the tips you need to know before you obtain a marriage certificate

Under Section 10 (1) of the Marriage Act, a person shall not marry:

  1. (a) that person’s grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, sister, brother, cousin, great aunt, great uncle, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, great niece or great nephew;
  2. (b) the grandparent, parent, child or grandchild of that person’s spouse or former spouse;
  3. (c) the grandparent, parent, child or grandchild of that person’s former spouse;
  4. (d) a person whom that person has adopted or by whom that person has been adopted; or
  5. (e) any other person where such marriages is prohibited under customary law.
  6. (2) For the purposes of this section, a relationship of the half-blood is a bar to marriage.
  7. (3) A person who, by this section, is forbidden to marry shall be said to be within a prohibited marriage relationship.
  8. (4) The marriage of a person with that person’s cousin does not apply to persons who profess the Islamic faith.

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