Section 38 of Arbitration Act CAP 49: Bankruptcy

(1) Where it is provided by a term in a contract to which a bankrupt is a party that any differences arising out of or in connection with the contract shall be referred to arbitration, then if the trustee in bankruptcy adopts the contract, that term is enforceable by or against him so far as relates to those differences.
(2) Where a person who has been adjudged bankrupt had, before the commencement of the bankruptcy, becomes a party to an arbitration agreement, and any matter to which the agreement applies requires to be determined in connection with or for the purposes of the bankruptcy proceedings, then if the case is one to which subsection (1) does not applyโ€”
(a) any other party to the agreement or, with the consent of the committee of inspection, the trustee in bankruptcy may apply to the court having jurisdiction in the bankruptcy proceedings for an order directing that the matter in question shall be referred to arbitration in accordance with the agreement; and
(b) the court, if it is of the opinion that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, the matter ought to be determined by arbitration, may make an order accordingly.
(3) This section shall apply in domestic arbitration or if the bankrupt person is a Kenyan or if the law of Kenya is applicable according to the rules of conflict of laws.

Disclaimer: This document is not to be taken as legal advice.
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