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Survey: 51 percent of married men in Kenya do not co-own homes with their wives

Hiba Abouk, the wife of Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi, was surprised to realize that her husband's wealth was registered under his mother's name-all coming after she filed for divorce. The news, which emerged on social media on Friday, April 14, this year, before a sizeable number of media outlets picked it up, remains an allegation since none of the parties concerned has confirmed it despite mixed reactions.

First, it was seen as a major victory for the boy child, who has allegedly been losing their hard-earned property to their wives during separation or divorce. However, women saw the story as a betrayal since Hiba is the mother of Hakimi's two children and played a major role in the footballer's success.

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