Children Act

11. Death

Edition: 2019-01-18 · Repealed

11. Death

(1)Where a child placed in foster care under this Act dies, the foster parent shall within twenty-four hours of such death, notify the Director in the prescribed form.

(2)Where the child’s parents or guardians are known, the Director shall inform them of the child’s death.

(3)If the foster parent dies, in the case where a child is placed with a single foster parent, the child shall be returned to the home or the children rehabilitation centre or voluntary children institution from which he was received.

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Source: Kenya Law