Resolving inheritance disputes in Kenya without resorting to court intervention is both practical and beneficial. It minimizes costs associated with formal legal processes and also preserves family relationships.

Some effective strategies which may be employed include:

1. Family Meetings and Mediation:
Neutral mediators or respected family elders can be utilized to facilitate open discussions and seek for amicable solutions.

2. Professional Mediators
Professional mediators can be engaged to offer impartial guidance and assist in coming up with mutually acceptable resolutions.

3. Collaborative Law
The parties can work with their lawyers outside the court system, ensuring a more personalized resolution.

4. Proactive Estate Planning
This can help prevent disputes by defining asset distribution terms and ensuring transparency.

5. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms

In Kenya, effective strategic inheritance disputes resolutions are highly recommended compared to court intervention. This is because they are less expensive, timely and reduce hostility among relatives or family members. Some of the effective inheritance dispute strategies include:

I. Mediation and open communication
Mediation is one of the most preferred strategies of resolving inheritance disputes because it is fosters on strengthening the relationship among relatives or family members. It also saves time because it is a bit quick and less expensive compared to the litigation process.

II. Exploring alternative settlement options.
This means being open to different ideas even if they are different from your own and by doing this you can reach to an amicable solution since parties can negotiate and agree on terms that satisfy their interests and concerns.

III. Seeking professional guidance.
This involves engaging services of professionals such as lawyers, accountants who can provide expert advice and guidance. Their expertise can contribute to a fair and equitable resolution of the dispute by helping the beneficiaries understand the legal documents and the complexity of taxes involved in transaction of the properties.

IV. Alternative Dispute Resolutions.
Arbitration, mediation, conciliation and negotiation are among the ADR methods which provide more flexible and less adversarial approach to inheritance disputes. This collaborative law methods foster on cooperation and reconciliation among the family members.