Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- When marriages end, disputes over assets often centre on visible wealth, such as the marital home, land, cars or businesses. Rarely does the fight turn to pensions, and when it does, the outcomes aren't quite what you would expect.

In an Eldoret High Court ruling made last year, RCK vs DKK Matrimonial cause 004 2022, the court denied prayers by the applicant to lay claim to the respondent's pension upon dissolution of the marriage.

"Regarding the Pension provided to the Respondent through his former employer's Provident Fund, I agree with the Respondent's Counsel that the Applicant cannot claim to be a beneficiary thereof. Counsel urged that the Applicant is herself a teacher by profession with a Master's Degree and i...