DNA EYONGEDDE OKUKAAWA, LOOYA WA SEMPEBWA & CO ADVOCATES ALEESE BWIINO

The legal insights shared by the prominent advocate from Sempebwa Musa & Company Advocates highlight a critical reality often seen in family and succession law: physical resemblance does not automatically equal biological paternity. The advocate noted that it is entirely normal for people to share striking facial features, smiles, or mannerisms with individuals who are not their direct biological parents.The "Relative" Scenario: Drawing from his extensive experience handling similar estate distribution disputes in court, the lawyer recounted a case where a child strongly resembled his client, yet DNA testing proved the client was not the biological father. Instead, scientific profiling revealed the child was fathered by a close biological relative of the client. Because the child was not the biological offspring of the estate holder, they were excluded from inheriting the estate.