The power of a written Will

If you were to pass on today what would happen to your children? Who will determine how your property will be divided? Who would secure the lives of your children? SHIRLEY GENGA let’s us in.

James Mwangi is a simple man; he is in his late 40s and is not rich, but he can comfortably provide for his wife and three children. He runs a business that specialises in car parts, and owns two pieces of land in Kitengela. When I ask him if he has a Will or if he has ever considered writing one, he looks surprised and replies: “ No, I do not have one.” What’s more, when I ask him if he intends to have one, he says: “I will think about that when I get older, not now.”