A Kenyan working in London, Dubai or Minneapolis may have spent a decade abroad yet still own a plot on the outskirts of Nairobi, a house upcountry, bank accounts and family responsibilities at home. Death abroad does not settle a Kenyan estate by itself. Without a plan, the family inherits a process , and diaspora … Read more
The will in the drawer was signed in 2014. Since then: a marriage, two children, a house purchase and a business that tripled in size. Whether it still does its job is a question worth asking now, before someone else has to ask it for you. When should you update your will in Kenya? marriage … Read more
The will deals with the house and the shamba. But a good part of many families’ security sits elsewhere: a group life policy through the employer, a pension with a nomination form signed a decade ago, an individual policy nobody has reread since. Do life insurance and pension benefits pass under a will? Often they … Read more
When a person dies without a will, the court is still involved. The document that authorises the family to collect, settle and distribute the estate is a grant of letters of administration, and obtaining one is the practical task that faces the household once the burial is done. The process is structured, and understanding it … Read more
A husband of thirty years dies without a will. Within weeks, relatives are discussing who should live in the house. It is a distressingly common scenario, and Kenyan law has a good deal to say about it , mostly in favour of the surviving spouse. What rights does a surviving spouse have in Kenya? The … Read more
The estate includes a house in Kilimani, some shares and a maturing fixed deposit, and the family has one pressing question: what will the taxman take? The answer in Kenya is less dramatic than in many countries , but costs and filings still matter. Is there inheritance tax in Kenya? Kenya does not levy a … Read more
There is no will, the funeral is done, and the family must now deal with the house, the shamba and the bank accounts. The question everyone asks , who inherits? , has a legal answer that was set out in advance, whether anyone read it or not. Who inherits when there is no will in … Read more
You have been named executor, the funeral is over, and the real work , the estate , now begins. Probate is the legal route from being named in a will to being able to deal with the deceased’s property, and it is more manageable than most executors expect. What is probate in Kenya? Probate is … Read more
For many Nairobi business owners, the company is the estate. Yet succession is the item most likely to be missing from an otherwise careful plan , and the gap only becomes visible when it can no longer be fixed by the person best placed to fix it. What happens to a business when its owner … Read more
You are writing a will and must name the person who will one day wind up your affairs. It is a decision many testators make in five minutes and think about for years , usually when the estate proves harder to settle than expected. What does an executor do in Kenya? An executor is the … Read more
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