Kilifi Kadhis Court

Registry contacts

The physical street address has not yet been confirmed. A P.O. Box is for correspondence; confirm the visitor entrance with the registry before travelling.

A direct number for this registry has not yet been verified. The number shown is the Judiciary’s general switchboard.

Telephone

• Judiciary central switchboard — general enquiries: +254 730 181 600

Appeals and reviews connected to this court

These decisions were made by the higher court identified in each article. They concern proceedings originating in, or otherwise connected to, this court.

• Kilifi Kadhi Succession Stay of Proceedings Lawyer and Advocate at Malindi High Court: Awadh: The Missing Ruling and Hearing Record[2015] eKLR · Ruling
• Kilifi Kadhi Connected Estate Pension and Insurance Benefits Lawyer and Advocate at Mombasa High Court: Waziri: Scheme Payments Separate from the Distributable Estate[2022] KEHC 14397 (KLR) · Judgment
• Kilifi Kadhi House Without Land Inheritance Lawyer and Advocate at Malindi Court of Appeal — Sub-registry: Said: Identifying a Father’s Share in an Earlier Estate[2026] KECA 552 (KLR) · Judgment
• Kilifi Kadhi Dowry and House Value Decree Instalments Lawyer and Advocate at Malindi High Court: Fatuma: Phased Compliance Instead of Immediate Civil Detention[2021] eKLR · Judgment
• Kilifi Kadhi Divided House Construction Injunction Lawyer and Advocate at Malindi High Court: K K: Toilets Within an Allocated Portion After Divorce[2017] eKLR · Ruling

Court jurisdiction

• Questions of Muslim law relating to personal status, marriage, divorce or inheritance where all parties profess the Muslim religion and submit to the court’s jurisdiction.

Location and filing jurisdiction

Kilifi Kadhis Court is listed in Kilifi County. Confirm the correct filing station and jurisdiction before filing; the county alone does not determine jurisdiction.

How to file documents

• File documents through the Judiciary e-Filing portal
• Confirm the correct registry, filing category and hearing location through the official court contact directory.

Online court services

• Court cause lists and hearing schedules
• Judiciary e-Filing and case services

Before contacting the court

• Include the case number, parties’ names and the purpose of the enquiry when contacting Kilifi Kadhis Court.
• A P.O. Box is a postal address. Confirm the court building and the hearing location before travelling.
• Check the cause list and any directions before attending a hearing.