Law of Succession Act
26. Provision for dependants not adequately provided for by will or on intestacy
26. Provision for dependants not adequately provided for by will or on intestacy
Where a person dies after the commencement of this Act, and so far as succession to his property is governed by the provisions of this Act, then on the application by or on behalf of a dependant, the court may, if it is of the opinion that the disposition of the deceased's estate effected by his will, or by gift in contemplation of death, or the law relating to intestacy, or the combination of the will, gift and law, is not such as to make reasonable provision for that dependant, order that such reasonable provision as the court thinks fit shall be made for that dependant out of the deceased's net estate.[Act No. 8 of 1976, s. 5.]Source: Kenya Law