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(1) Where a person dies leaving estate in Kenya consisting of movable property only and also estate in Uganda, Tanzania, or Malawi administration whereof is committed to the AdministratorGeneral or Public Trustee of any such territory, the Public Trustee may, if requested so to do by the Administrator-General or Public Trustee of the territory, and if satisfied that the reciprocal legislation exists in that territory and that the interests of creditors in Kenya will not thereby be prejudiced, apply to the court for an order, which order the court is hereby empowered to make, authorizing him to collect the assets of the estate in Kenya and hand them over to the Administrator-General or Public Trustee of that territory; and, upon the making of the order, the Public Trustee shall have the same rights and duties as regards the collection and realization of the assets of the estate as if administration had been committed to him, and shall not be liable therefor to any creditor or claimant, but shall be discharged from liabilities upon handing over the assetsor the proceeds of the realization thereof to the Administrator-General or Public Trustee of that territory.(2) There shall be chargeable in respect of proceedings under this section the following—(a) one half of the scale of the fees payable to the Public Trustee under this Act and the rules thereunder;(b) estate duty in accordance with the Estate Duty Act (Cap. 483);(c) fees of court; and(d) any out-of-pocket realization expenses and other charges or taxes incurred by the Public Trustee in collecting, realizing and disposing of or transmitting the assets, or the proceeds of realization thereof, of the estate in Kenya.
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