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Judge declares sections of Law of Succession discriminatory to female gender

The High Court has declared some sections of the Law of Succession inconsistent with the Constitution and discriminatory to the female gender. Judge William Musyoka noted that that Section 22 of the Succession Act contradicts Article 47 of the Constitution, which stipulates that all Kenyans are equal before the law.

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