23/07/2025
🟢 NEW LAW ALERT: TRUST ADMINISTRATION BILL, 2025 🟢
Kenya is working on a new law to guide how people create and manage trusts.
📌 What is a trust?
A trust is a legal way to hold and manage property like land, money or a house for the benefit of your family, children or a cause you care about.
It is a good way of ensuring preservation of generational wealth without the involvement of court or any other third parties.
🌍 Did you know?
The Rockefeller Foundation, one of the most impactful charitable organisations in the world, was made possible through a family trust set up by John D. Rockefeller in the early 1900s.
💰 Instead of just handing down wealth to his children, Rockefeller used a trust to:
1.Protect his estate for future generations,
2.Fund education, medicine, and science,
3.Give back to society through long-term projects.
📚 Today, that trust continues to fund major global health and education initiatives over 100 years later.
👉 This is the power of a well-structured trust. It’s not just for the wealthy, it’s for anyone who wants to protect family property, support a cause, or plan for future generations.
🛑 Why should you care?
The new law will affect:
✅ How trusts are registered
✅ Who can be a trustee
✅ How family and charitable trusts work
✅ What records must be kept
✅ What happens if trustees misuse property
👨👩👧👦 Why people use trusts:
✔ To protect family land or property from any third-party claims.
✔ To preserve your property for future generations
✔ To donate to churches, schools, or charities
✔ To avoid going to court once the owner of the properties dies.
⚠️ The law will also bring rules and penalties for trustees who misuse trust property.
📬 If you want to know more or need help setting up a trust, feel free to contact us.