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    "id": 786636,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the justification of the amendment is that presently in Section 8 (2) of the Act where the estate of a deceased is worth less than Kshs20,000, a person entitled to be granted the letters of administration of the estate of the deceased can apply to the Public Trustee for certificate to administer the estate of the deceased persons after lapse of 14 days from the death. The rationale for the provision is that the gross value of estate is not significantly large and need not be subject to extensive process. That ordinarily takes about six months where there is no dispute. That figure of Kshs20,000 is a very minimal figure. Assuming you have an estate which is worth say Kshs5,000 or Kshs10,000, then you subject it to the rigorous process, it would really jeopardise the interest of the beneficiary of the estate. We are talking of 14 days just to secure the beneficiaries because the amount involved is substantially low. That is the essence of this justification. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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