Your guide to advising clients on constitutionally-grounded succession ADR — outside the court backlog.
As a legal practitioner, you know the reality: succession causes in court take years. Estates deteriorate. Families suffer. Your clients cannot afford to wait. AISTAR offers a constitutionally-grounded alternative — faster, enforceable, and designed for the Kenyan legal landscape.
⚡ Expedited timelines: SST pathway: 60 days to operative finality. Adjudication: 132 days from Determination to absolute finality. Compare to 3-10 years in court probate.
💰 Fees are administration expenses: Under section 83(c) of the Law of Succession Act, all AISTAR fees (including your professional fees as representative) rank in priority before creditor claims and beneficiary distributions. The estate pays — not your client personally.
⚖️ Constitutional authority: AISTAR Tribunals are independent tribunals under Article 1(3)(c)(ii) of the Constitution. Determinations are administrative actions under Article 47, subject to the Fair Administrative Action Act, and enforceable through the High Court.
📋 Institutional Interested Parties: Banks, land registries, and company registrars are joined before the Determination or Certificate of Settlement is issued. They are bound without court proceedings.
🔐 Sovereign Hash verification: Every Determination and Certificate of Settlement carries a unique SHA-256 hash. Banks and registries can verify authenticity instantly at aistar.aluochier.co.ke/verify.html.
AISTAR 2026 Rules (PDF) — The complete Seventh Edition (Tax and Data Protection Compliance Edition).
Standard Forms (B1-B50) — All forms in editable DOCX format.
Fee Schedule (Schedule D) — Ad valorem fees, publication disbursements, QAR retention, and SRT fees.
Kenyan Arbitration: The Constitutional Guide (Free) — Foundational text on arbitration under Article 50(1).
Inheritance Justice series — Specialist texts on succession arbitration and the SST pathway.
Under AISTAR Schedule H, representative fees (including advocate fees) are governed by the Advocates (Remuneration) Order. They are chargeable as administration expenses of the estate under section 83(c) of the Law of Succession Act. You may bill your client in accordance with the Order, and the estate pays before distribution to beneficiaries.