Uganda: MPs, Experts Split Over Succession Bill

28 November 2019

Members of Parliament (MPs) and social workers have disagreed on the various sections of the Succession Amendment Bill on distribution of property of a person who dies without making a will.

Section 27 of Succession Amendment Bill 2018 provides for distribution on the death of an intestate (a person who dies without making a will) where a spouse to deceased is entitled to 50 per cent of the estate, dependent relatives to receive 9 per cent while lineal descendants are entitled to 41 per cent.

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