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Succession
Kenyan succession law: writing a valid will, probate and letters of administration, intestate succession under the Law of Succession Act, estate duties and taxes, accessing a deceased person’s bank account, death certificates and beginning the process, succession court fees and timelines in Nairobi, disputes over wills and family provision, and planning for diaspora property. The guides explain the documents the court and institutions require, the difference between a grant and a confirmed grant, and how an estate is distributed.
Family Business Succession in Kenya
A Kenyan family-business succession checklist covering ownership, management, wills, company records, business continuity, family communication and tax advice.
Read the noteProbate or Letters of Administration?
One father leaves a careful will naming an executor; another leaves nothing in writing. Both estates need a court grant before anything can be…
Read the noteIntestate Succession in Kenya
When a person dies without a will, Kenyan law decides who inherits. The family's assumptions are not always correct, particularly where there are children…
Read the noteTransmission of Property in Kenya
The grant of representation has been issued, and the family assumes the land is now theirs. Legally, the estate must still be transmitted, and…
Read the noteLetters of Administration in Kenya
A family discovers, after a death, that the bank will not release the account and the lands registry will not transfer the plot without…
Read the noteAccessing a Deceased Bank Account in Kenya
A parent dies, and among the papers is a bank statement. The family needs the funds, but the branch explains that the account cannot…
Read the noteSuccession Disputes in Kenya
The grant has been gazetted, and then a brother files an objection claiming the will was made when the deceased was unwell. Succession disputes…
Read the noteDoes Marriage Revoke a Will in Kenya?
A couple prepares for a wedding, and a relative mentions that the marriage will cancel the will made years earlier. The claim sounds like…
Read the noteDeath Certificates and Succession in Kenya
A parent has passed away in Nairobi, and amid the funeral arrangements a practical question keeps surfacing: how does the family lawfully deal with…
Read the noteRural Land Succession Disputes in Kenya
The old man's shamba in Vihiga has been farmed by three of his sons for years, each on an agreed portion that was never…
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