Half of married men drop wives in home and land ownership

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The share of married men who now own homes and land solely has shot up in the last eight years. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

The share of married men who now own homes and land solely has shot up in the last eight years following the enactment of more progressive laws that have empowered women in post-divorce property disputes.

More than half or 51 percent of married men surveyed by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) last year said they owned homes alone, a jump from 36 percent in 2014.

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