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Parents' mental health must be assessed in child custody cases, court says

Justice Eric Ogolla and Justice Thande Mugure at the Mombasa High Court in a past case. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Mental fitness should be among grounds considered for denying or allowing a parent the custody of a child, the High Court has ruled.

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