That morning kiss, the touch on the neck, the tickle on the ear, the massage on the legs, and the sex that keeps love’s embers burning—if denied—could now be grounds for divorce.
In a landmark judgment that adds to the growing list of reasons why a Kenyan may seek divorce, Justice Reuben Nyakundi ruled that withdrawing affection or ceasing to do what one once did for a spouse amounts to desertion or cruelty. Such behaviour, he said, can justify the claim that a marriage is irretrievably broken.