Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Fred Nerks

Kenyan Law allows three kinds of marriage.

Tribal polygamy.

Moslem polygamy.

Statutory monogamous marriage.

It doesn’t allow a mixture of more than one kind of marriage. It treats that as bigamy. Has done since 1902.

The marriage to Kezia seems to have been tribal.

Since he married Stanley Ann in Hawaii, I’d assume that was statutory but bogus.

Since Ruth was Jewish and her sons inherited and Kezia’s and Stanley Ann’s kids didn’t I’d assume that marriage was statutory too. Her son, Mark, is Jewish.

I know Barack, Sr, was Islamic but I’m pretty sure none of his marriages were.

There is official paperwork for Islamic marriage in Kenya.

All I’m sure about with Kezia is that she’s not a very reliable witness because she’s given more than one version of her story to the British papers and various interviewers.

You did know she lives in Bracknell, just outside London, right?

You could be right about Yusuf too.


127 posted on 05/12/2011 7:43:06 PM PDT by Will Escott
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 124 | View Replies ]


To: Will Escott; Fred Nerks
Kenya: Polygamy is an Offence Rarely Prosecuted and Often Forgiven

Nairobi — There is no question about it, a bigamist is a polygamist. The only difference is that the law says a bigamist is a criminal who should be thrown into jail. Whether one becomes such a criminal depends on the operation of the law. Under our laws, morality has nothing to do with it.

If a man celebrates his first marriage under the African Christian Marriage and Divorce Act, the Marriage Act or the Hindu Marriage and Divorce Act, he becomes a bigamist -- a criminal -- if he marries another woman or women unless the first marriage is legally dissolved.

But if he celebrates his first marriage under the African customary law or the Mohammedan Marriage, Divorce and Succession Act, he remains a law-abiding citizen if he marries another wife or wives.

In Kenya, bigamy is rarely prosecuted, and when it is, the courts are overly lenient.

131 posted on 05/12/2011 7:55:47 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 127 | View Replies ]

To: Will Escott
...Since Ruth was Jewish and her sons inherited and Kezia’s and Stanley Ann’s kids didn’t I’d assume that marriage was statutory too. Her son, Mark, is Jewish.

I fail to see what Ruth being Jewish has to do with anything. If she is. We have been unable to find anything on her background. Where did she come from? Only Mark inherited. By the time the kenyan was killed, the mythical 'David' had been killed in a mythical 'motor-cycle accident'

And yes, we are aware of where Kezia lives. One thing you need to learn to do, is provide SOURCES with your comments.

133 posted on 05/12/2011 7:59:49 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 127 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson