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.

Na hii story ya chief kwani ilifanyika aje tena?

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.

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.

@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?

Am the kind of guy who doesn't like bothering the whole world and at the same time doesn't like the whole world bothering him. I like to keep to myself and keep it simple. Why do u ask why i need a marriage certificate? Of course i don't want anybody snatching whatever little property i have from my significant other when and if i die. You should know how useful a marriage certificate can be in some situations.

The certificate is useless when it comes to property inheritance!

If you had fathered some kid outside wedlock the certificate will not stop the kid from laying claim on your property!

If you really want to protect your wife from search claims, then register everything that you own in HER name alone. I assume that you trust her that much...that she won't throw you out!

But still, why are you assuming that you will die before her?

You don't get me- i have no kids with any other woman out there. I would register the property in her name if it came to that but isn't it easier and logical that she is legally registered as my wife instead? I am not planning to die soon but just incase i do i don't want some brother or sister or parent giving my dear wife hell because of what i acquired myself. Hope u understand now.

FYI @bigbossman; When you go to the AG's office to register you marriage, they will post your names on the notice board for 21 days and also in the Kenya Gazette!

Which is worse: to be announced to a few hundred people in church or to thousands and the AG's

stop going to that church.. it seems you have issues with the flock there...

A simple way is to just go to an advocate and sign an affidavit that you are married under customary laws... Most companies accept this as proof of co-habiting/marriage etc.. esp if u want to include her in ur insurance cover...etc...
For ur case just choose a lawyer who doesnt know you since it seems you have an issue with people knowing ur formalizing ur come we stay arrangements..