The Law of Succession ( Amendment) Bill, 2023
The principal object of this Bill is to amend the Law of Succession Act to eliminate discrimination in distribution of the property of the deceased. To achieve this, the Bill seeks to amend section 3(2) and repeal section 3(3) of the Act which the Kenyan Courts have found discriminative against adopted children and children who have not been expressly recognized and accepted by their father. This will ensure that the Law of Succession Act complies with the provisions of…
From the Bill’s Memorandum of Objects and Reasons (OCR extract).
Legislative progress
Introduced / Published: 1 May 2023
- ✓ First Reading date not recorded
- ● Second Reading 16 Jul 2024
- ○ Committee of the Whole House
- ○ Third Reading
- ○ Presidential Assent
Current status: Second Reading
Stage dates are back-filled from publication records and Hansard, and refined by editors. Some dates may be approximate or not yet recorded.
Notes
Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2023-05/The%20Law%20of%20Succession%20%28Amendment%29%20Bill%2C%202023.pdf
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