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Dear Harold,
I have tried my best, over the past two years, to entice my husband in the bedroom including preparing his best meals, showering and putting on attractive lingerie,but he does not seem interested. I am contemplating mixing sexual enhancers in his food to arouse him. The thought of me being a turn off in the matrimonial bed is deeply affecting me and my performance in the office. If I went to court, can he be compelled to make love to me at least thrice a week?
Loise, Nairobi
Dear Loise,
No, the court cannot grant orders to compel a spouse to perform conjugal responsibilities. It would be better to consider seeking professional assistance from a qualified marriage counsellor to sit both of you down for a session. Divorce or separation are legal options as family law acknowledges denial of sexual intercourse among spouses as cruelty – a ground to end marriage, according to precedence (past judgements) set by the English case of Sheldon vs Sheldon in 1966.
In the case, the court granted a wife orders to divorce her husband for consistently denying her conjugal rights, which amounted to cruelty. According to the Judge Lord Denning, the persistent refusal of sexual intercourse by the husband without excuse caused grave injury to the health of his wife. The Judge said that spouses both have rights and responsibilities that should be fulfilled in matrimony. Back home, there is yet to be a court that issues orders for a spouse to perform conjugal rights or punish a husband or wife with contempt of court for failing to obey the directives.
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