JUDGEMENT
The Petitioner lodged this petition on 8th May, 2009 seeking the following orders:-
(a) Dissolution of marriage
(b) Costs of the Petition
The Petitioner averred that on 17th February, 2000 then a spinster lawfully got married to the Respondent CON then a bachelor at the Registrar’s Office, Mombasa under the Marriage Act Chapter 150 Laws of Kenya.
She added that:-
- The Petitioner and Respondent cohabited as husband and wife since the solemnization of their marriage in various places in Ugunja and Mombasa. Both reside in Ukunda currently.
- The Petitioner and the Respondent have been blessed with one child, AN, 9 years old.
The Petitioner pleaded that since the celebration/ solemnization of the said marriage, the Respondent has on many occasions treated the Petitioner with extreme cruelty, hostility and has subjected her to extreme mental anxiety and hardship.
The Petitioner also claimed that the Respondent committed adultery. She set out particulars of cruelty and adultery.
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