Judge said alimony was based on a patriarchal system in which men were seen as sole providers
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The judge observed that the concept of alimony was based on the idea that men and women were not equal and that the man was the sole provider.
The High Court sitting in Kisii has ruled that wives must return dowries after divorce and declared that the concept of alimony is no longer part of Kenyan law.
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