Enforcement of spousal consent in land transactions

The Kenya Kwanza government pledged to take administrative measures to ensure 100 per cent enforcement of the spousal consent legal provisions in land transactions to cushion women and children from the dispossession of family land.

The 2023 Budget Policy statement set out this promise as a priority program.
The digitization of land titles in 2024, particularly through the Ardhisasa portal, prevents the transfer of matrimonial property without documented spousal consent through the spousal consent verification feature.

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Last updated: March 4, 2026 8:08 am