It is only valid if; Made before 2 or more competent witnesses; The maker dies within 3 months of making it; An oral will made by a member of the arme...
WRITTEN WILL
A written will must have the following characteristics: It must be signed by the maker. Incase its signed by somebody other than the maker, then this ...
WHAT DOES A “DEPENDENT” MEAN?
It means: The wife or wives, or former wife or wives, and the children of the deceased whether or not maintained by the deceased before his death. The...
REVOCATION, ALTERATION AND REVIVAL
A will can be revoked, altered and revived only by the maker at the time when he is competent to dispose of his property. This can only happen when th...
WHAT IS INTESTATE SUCCESSION?
This is when there is no will left by the deceased (intestate). In case the deceased left one surviving spouse and a child or children, the surviving ...
WHO CAN OWN LAND IN KENYA?
Section 40 of the Constitution of Kenya stipulates that every person has right to own land of any description in any part of Kenya. The National Land ...
WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY WOMEN SHOULD HAVE ACCESS AND CONTROL OVER LAND?
We mean women should not only have access to land as the right but also enter upon and use land, exercise control over land as one’s ability to make...
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RIGHTS OF SPOUSES CONCERNING MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY?
Matrimonial Property Act of (2013) the matrimonial property act provides that married women has the same rights as married man to acquire, administer,...
WHAT IS A MATRIMONIAL HOME?
It means any property that is owned or leased by one or both spouses and occupied or utilized by the spouses as their family home, and includes any ot...
WHAT HAPPENS WHERE A HUSBAND OR WIFE HAS ACQUIRED PROPERTY BEFORE OR DURING MARRIAGE WHICH DOES NOT BECOME A MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY?
The husband or wife may acquire beneficial interests that are equal to the amount of contribution made by the spouse....