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Property worth billions lie unclaimed

Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA)CEO Kellen Kariuki during during the launch of unclaimed Financial Assets awareness creation in Nairobi. (PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/ STANDARD)

Investments worth billions of shillings remain unclaimed after their owners passed on without disclosing what they owned to family members or writing a will.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich recently accused several institutions of withholding assets of deceased investors. The latest survey by the Unclaimed Property Asset Register found that banks and insurance companies are the major holders of idle funds, estimated at Sh200 billion.

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