JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT OF MURGOR, JA
This appeal concerns a dispute between the appellant, MB and the respondent, BBAM over Maisonette [Particulars Withheld] , Nairobi erected on LR No. xxx/xx (the suit premises) that was registered in the parties’ joint names.
The respondent and the appellant met in London in the late 1990’s. They were both divorcees who resided in their own houses in the United Kingdom. The respondent sold his house in the United Kingdom and would reside in the appellant’s house or with his brother who also resided in the United Kingdom.
In 2007, the respondent purchased the suit premises and came to reside in Kenya. The appellant who was still working in the United Kingdom would occasionally visit and spend time with him in Kenya. Subsequently, she relocated to Kenya and acquired an alien resident visa to enable her also reside in the country. She would renew her alien resident visa periodically.
In 2012, the appellant returned to reside in the United Kingdom for the reason …