- Section 91 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Transfer of assets from Kenya to personal representatives in country of domicile for distribution
Where a person not having his domicile in Kenya has died leaving assets both in Kenya and in the country in which he had his domicile at the time of his death, and there has been a grant of representation in Kenya with respect to the assets there, and a grant of representation in the country of...
- Section 92 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Protection of persons acting on representation
(1) Every person making or permitting to be made any payment or disposition in good faith under a grant of representation shall be indemnified and protected in so doing, notwithstanding any defects or circumstances whatsoever affecting the validity of the grant.
(2) Where a grant of representation...
- Section 93 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Validity of transfer not affected by revocation of representation
(1) All transfers of any interest in immovable or movable property made to a purchaser either before or after the commencement of this Act by a person to whom representation has been granted shall be valid, notwithstanding any subsequent revocation or variation of the grant either before or after...
- Section 94 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Neglect or misapplication of assets by personal representatives
When a personal representative neglects to get in any asset forming part of the estate in respect of which representation has been granted to him, or misapplies any such asset, or subjects it to loss or damage, he shall, whether or not also guilty of an offence on that account, be liable to make...
- Section 95 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Offences by personal representatives
(1) Any personal representative who, as regards the estate in respect of which representation has been granted to him—
(a) wilfully or recklessly neglects to get in any asset forming part of the estate, misapplies any such asset, or subjects any such asset to loss or damage; or
(b) wilfully...
- Section 96 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Sane murderer not to share in victim’s estate
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person who, while sane, murders another person shall not be entitled directly or indirectly to any share in the estate of the murdered person, and the persons beneficially entitled to shares in the estate of the murdered person shall be...
- Section 97 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Rules
The Rules Committee may make rules of procedure generally for the carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act, and without prejudice to the foregoing generality, any such rules of procedure may prescribe—
(a) the procedure to be followed by a court in determining applications under...
- Section 98 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Transitional
All proceedings commenced under any written law or part thereof repealed by this Act shall, so far as practicable be continued under this Act.
- Section 99 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Repeal
The laws set out in the Eighth Schedule are repealed.
- Section 100 of Law of Succession Act CAP 160: Amendments
The Acts set out in the first column of the Ninth Schedule are amended, in relation to the provisions thereof specified in the second column of that Schedule, in the manner specified in relation thereto in the third column of that Schedule. 101. Saving
Except as otherwise expressly provided in...