The Court of Appeal has ordered a woman to repay her husband Sh2,687,797, he lent her as start-up capital for a business venture.

Judges Kathurima M’Inoti, Fred Ochieng and Weldon Korir issued the ruling, directing Beryl Awinja Sakwa to repay her husband, Angaluki Muaka, the millions of shillings he had advanced her to establish and run a joint venture dubbed Colon Cleansing and Beauty Shop.

The court’s ruling stems from a legal dispute over a business venture the couple had started together in 2013.