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bigbossman
#1 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 8:58:00 PM
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What's the easiest way of getting a marriage certificate currently without having to go through the hussle of an expensive church wedding?
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essyk
#2 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:54:18 PM
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MARRIAGE IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES

Bring original and copies of the Identity Cards or Passports of both parties. Complete Notice of Intention to Marry form and pay Kshs.200. The Notice runs for 21 days.

In the event that either one or both parties are widowed, the Death Certificate of the departed spouse and a copy must be produced.
In the event that either one or both parties are divorced, a Divorce Decree Absolute must be produced.
Should the documents be in any language other than English, an official English translation must be attached.
After 21 days, the couple completes the affidavit under S 11 of the Marriage Act, gets it commissioned by the Registrar and completes a Marriage Certificate Form.

Then pay Kshs.1, 500 and book a date for the marriage. The marriage must take place within three months from the date of giving the 21-day notice.

Good luck.

Eh this is easy.
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Um Sayala
#3 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:02:04 PM
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@bigboss...
First let me correct you, a wedding doesnt have to be expensive, actually it can be a very private affair, and very cheap.

If u dont want elaborate wedding then this is an alternative:
1. Go to Ag's sheria hse, room 211 with a copy of your ID and her ID (I have assumed u are a man)
2. Pay Ksh 200 and fill the form they will give you.
3. Go back to the same office after 3wks, this time with her.carry your original IDs.Pay Kshs 1550 and they will fix a 'marriage' date for you.

4. Get married, get the wife and the CERTIFICATE. carry a ring (optional) and two witnesses, one for each.

DO NOT Divorce after that...pplleeaassee
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josiah33
#4 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:04:39 PM
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Lolest!
#5 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:28:14 PM
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bigbossman wrote:
What's the easiest way of getting a marriage certificate currently without having to go through the hussle of an expensive church wedding?

does a church wedding have to be expensive?
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bigbossman
#6 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:31:15 PM
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Are there any other costs apart from the ksh.200 and ksh.1550 if one decides to go the civil marriage way? I don't want any parties or sherehes(i will sherehekea with my wife alone), just a marriage certificate and i don't want to announce to the whole world that am formalising my marriage with my wife of three years in a church wedding. Also i want to know if there are other people involved apart from the two witnesses.
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bigbossman
#7 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:36:14 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
bigbossman wrote:
What's the easiest way of getting a marriage certificate currently without having to go through the hussle of an expensive church wedding?

does a church wedding have to be expensive?

I don't want our marriage to be announced to everyone in the church. Ok, i've been 'married' for awhile and people, including my parents and her parents, know we are man and wife, but it's not formalised. I just hate that announcing thing they do in church and not that am afraid that some girl i impregnated might come forward and make a scene.
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dunkang
#8 Posted : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 11:43:02 PM
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bigbossman
#9 Posted : Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:19:08 AM
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dunkang wrote:
So, you have been co-habiting? Yaani, 'come-we-stay'. All you need is to love your man/woman, and ANNOUNCE TO EVERYONE. Show others that you love her.

It not like they don't know we are man and wife and we love each other-i have even done the usual, 'mimi ndio nimeiba msichana wenu' thing and paid some little mahari if that's what cohabiting is. All i want is a marriage certificate and not a church wedding.
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mukiha
#10 Posted : Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:44:38 AM
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@bigbossman; initially, I thought it was the cost of a "full wedding" that you were afraid of. Now it appears that you are also afraid of "announcing to the world" that you are married.... getting married.

I wonder why....

Are you ashamed of your spouse?

Are you not ready for marriage?

The reason they make the announcements in Church is so that "anyone who knows a reason why the two should not be joined together" can come out and say it....or "forever hold their peace"

Now the reason is not necessarily some old flame who turns up with six kids claiming that you fathered them! It could also be a close friend of your partner who knows that she lives a secret life as a drug-dealer and has never told you about it..... wouldn't you want to know this before marrying her?

In all; I think you are not ready for marriage! You want to live a double life as a single and married man at the same time. Why?

I am also curious: why do you want the certificate now?
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