July 03, 2025
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High Court Ruling Rewards Adultery (Fornication) on Par with Marriage
The Supreme Court has ruled that children born out of wedlock to Muslim parents are entitled to inherit from their father's estate, marking a significant development in the interpretation of Islamic personal law in Kenya. This came after the Supreme Court, on Monday, June 30, rejected an appeal by Fatima Othman Aboud Faraj, who sought to exclude her deceased husband, Salim Juma Hakim Kitendo's children from his estate on the grounds that they were born outside the framework of recognized Islamic marriage.