Article: Regulation of Electronic Wills in Kenya: A Case for Reform?

Mitchelle Musyoka (Independent) recently published, Regulation of Electronic Wills in Kenya: A Case for Reform?, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract:

We live in what has been termed ‘a quicksilver technological environment’. Regardless of perceived ethical or enforcement limitations, laws have become increasingly significant in applying general principles to the electronic environment. Some people will argue that ‘technology can be just as powerful as the law in constraining or regulating digital activity.’ Legal technology has a low penetration in succession laws in Kenya. The place of legal technology in Kenyan succession laws and the accompanying role of technology in succession will be examined in this paper. The paper will then present recommendations for reforms in the Kenyan succession laws to accommodate legal technology.