Pending hearing and determination of the appeal, however, the man has obtained a temporary order suspending execution of the judgment. The three-judge bench stayed the judgment made by Justice Asenath Ongeri after the plaintiff, code named SMK, protested a 50-50 split of the wealth. In urging the bench to suspend the execution, SMK argued that Justice Ongeri failed to distinguish between and separate the properties acquired before, and during marriage. Justice Ongeri had ruled that, should the couple fail to agree on how to distribute the wealth, the assets should be sold and the net proceeds shared out equally. He submitted that Justice Ongeri should have considered that the marriage had already deteriorated back in 2000 and not in 2015 as claimed by the woman.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2020 04:31 UTC