Win for widow as court blocks bank from auctioning her family home

The court noted that the events preceding the lender’s attempt to auction the house pointed “irresistibly to the conclusion” that the documents were not authentic.

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A widow has secured court orders blocking SBM Bank Kenya Limited from auctioning her matrimonial home in Karen over a disputed loan of Sh14.6 million.

The High Court ruled in favour of Florence Edelquonn Wendoh, finding that the mortgage allegedly taken by her late husband, Charles Maringo Khakhali, was legally defective.

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