Government sued for failing to recognise Kenyan, refugee unions

The two women argue that refugees' eligibility for citizenship through marriage remains an unsettled issue. [iStockphoto]

Two women have sued the government for failing to recognise marriages between refugees and Kenyans.

In their case filed alongside a human rights lobby Haki na Sheria, the two codenamed FYO and FMA argue that despite being in a marriage with Kenyans for more than seven years, the government has declined to change their statuses, thus denying them an opportunity to live with their husbands.