Bridging yawning gaps in laws on inheritance

In Kenya, there is a law that provides guidelines on matters relating to inheritance of property by dependents or survivors upon the death of their breadwinner. This is the Law of Succession Act, which was passed by parliament in 1972.

The law defines who can inherit and how to apply for succession, which is the process that transfers the property from the deceased breadwinner to the beneficiaries, both in cases where there is a valid will and in the absence of one.