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A K
V.
A W K

(2000) JELR 106477 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Dec 2000 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 31 of 2000
Judges:Johnson Evan Gicheru Amrittal Bhagwanji Shah Emmanuel Okello O'Kubasu
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:A K v. A W K [2000] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A K, the appellant, appeals from the judgment of the superior court (Bosire, J, as he then was) whereby the learned Judge declined to dissolve the marriage between the appellant and A W K, the respondent, which marriage was solemnized on 29th November, 1986 at St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, Kiambu in accordance with The African Christian Marriage and Divorce Act, Cap.151, Laws of Kenya.

The petition for dissolution of the said marriage was based on the ground that the respondent had committed acts of adultery with three named persons. They are (1) J K alias "Wa T" (2) R M also known as H and (3) G K K also known as G. Only the second of the named co-respondents entered an appearance to the petition. The other two did not. The respondent entered an appearance to the petition but did not file an Answer thereto. The second co-respondent also, did not file an answer to the petition within the time allowed by rule 16 of the Matrimonial Causes Rules, or at all.

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