Intestate Succession in Kenya: Who Inherits Under the Law of Succession Act?

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A trader in Eastlands dies without a will, leaving a widow, two adult children and a house in Buru Buru. She was his second wife; his elder children are from the first marriage, and that detail changes how the estate will be shared. Kenyan law decides who inherits, and the family’s assumptions are not always … Read more

Dying Intestate in Kenya: How the Law of Succession Act Distributes Property

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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

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