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Estate Planning
Estate planning in Kenya: writing a valid will, appointing executors, probate and administration, inheritance under the Law of Succession Act, family business succession, life insurance and pension beneficiaries, estate duties and taxes, cross-border estates for diaspora families, and the records that make an estate easier to administer. The guides explain the documents to prepare, how the court process works and the decisions that should be taken early rather than left to the family after death.
Estate Duties and Taxes in Kenya
The estate includes a house in Kilimani, some shares and a maturing fixed deposit, and the family has one pressing question: what will the…
Read the noteUpdating Your Will in Kenya: When and How
The will in the drawer was signed in 2014. Since then: a marriage, two children, a house purchase and a business that tripled in…
Read the noteEstate Planning for Business Owners in Nairobi
For many Nairobi business owners, the company is the estate. Yet succession is the item most likely to be missing from an otherwise careful…
Read the noteChoosing an Executor and Trustee in Kenya
You are writing a will and must name the person who will one day wind up your affairs. It is a decision many testators…
Read the noteProtecting a Surviving Spouse’s Rights in Kenya
A husband of thirty years dies without a will. Within weeks, relatives are discussing who should live in the house. It is a distressingly…
Read the noteLife Insurance and Pension Beneficiaries in Kenya
A will is the central estate planning document, but it does not reach every asset. Life insurance policies and retirement benefits are commonly paid…
Read the noteWills for Kenyans in the Diaspora
A Kenyan working in London, Dubai or Minneapolis may have spent a decade abroad yet still own a plot on the outskirts of Nairobi,…
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