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Court: Matrimonial property can be auctioned even if one spouse is not consulted

Kenya: The High Court has declared that a spouse cannot claim a right to matrimonial property held as security even if the partner who took the loan had not consulted them.

The court ruled that banks are free to auction the property in case of default in repayment without reference to the spouse who was not consulted by the borrower and they have no right to block the sale.

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