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No law for inheritance of digital assets or property, Judiciary reveals

The courts have warned of an obstacle to beneficiaries inheriting digital assets upon the death of tech-savvy proprietors, a worrying revelation given the digital economy is estimated to generate tens of billions of shillings annually.

The absence of a law in the country addressing the inheritance of digital assets/property affects valuable property including mobile money.

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