Supreme Court sends man back to High Court in a matrimonial wealth dispute

Supreme Court Judges. [File, Standard]

The Supreme Court has sent an estranged couple back to the High Court after finding that the man jumped the gun when he was ordered not to sell an alleged matrimonial wealth until a dispute with a woman claiming to be his ex-wife is settled.

A five-judge bench composed of Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung'u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko found that there was no case for the Supreme Court to settle as the Family Court had not even heard in full whether the couple was married or not and whether the two should split the matrimonial wealth.