A well-structured trust can protect assets, provide for family members, and support charitable causes long after it is established. We advise individuals, families, and organisations on setting up and administering trusts under Kenyan law, ensuring that each arrangement is legally sound and built to serve its intended purpose over time.
Our services include:
- Trust formation - advising on the most suitable type of trust for a client's objectives, whether for family wealth planning, asset protection, or charitable purposes, and drafting the trust deed accordingly.
- Registration - guiding clients through the registration of trusts with the relevant Kenyan authorities, including incorporation of trustees where applicable.
- Family and private trusts - structuring trusts to hold and manage family assets, provide for beneficiaries, and support succession planning across generations.
- Charitable trusts - advising on the establishment of trusts for charitable, religious, or public benefit purposes, including compliance with the applicable registration requirements.
- Trustee advisory - advising trustees on their duties, powers, and obligations, including matters of trust administration, investment of trust property, and accounting to beneficiaries.
- Variation and dissolution - advising on the variation of trust terms where circumstances change, and on the proper dissolution of a trust once its purpose has been fulfilled.
Trusts often span many years, sometimes generations, so we place particular emphasis on clear drafting from the outset. A carefully prepared trust deed reduces the risk of disputes and ensures that trustees and beneficiaries alike understand their respective rights and obligations.
