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TV actor strikes a major victory for women on matrimonial property

TV actress Elizabeth Wanjiru

A TV actress has struck a major precedent in matrimonial property law after she rescued a house that her former husband had offered as security for a loan.

The Court of Appeal, in a landmark judgment in favour of TV actress Elizabeth Wanjiru, who is commonly known as ‘Shosh’ in the ‘Mother-in-Law’ programme, ruled a spouse cannot use matrimonial property to secure a loan without the consent of his or her partner.

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