In re Estate of Mwololo Kisele Mukuti (Deceased) (Family Appeal 1 of 2019) [2022] KEHC 15092 (KLR) (1 November 2022) (Judgment)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 15092
- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 15092 (KLR)
- Decided
- 1 November 2022
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TypeFamily AppealPostureAppeal from a ruling dismissing a request for annulment of grant of letters of administrationCoramGMA DULU
Holding
The appeal is dismissed. The respondent, Jonathan Muisyo Mulovi, is entitled to be an administrator.
Facts
The deceased, Mwololo Kisele, had a wife, Ndulu Mwololo, and two sons, Peter Mwololo Kisese and Jonathan Muisyo Mulovi. Peter Mwololo Kisese was the objector and joined as a co-administrator. The Magistrate's Court granted letters of administration to Ndulu Mwololo, the deceased's wife.
Issues
- Whether the Magistrate's Court erred in law and fact by dismissing the request for annulment of the grant of letters of administration.
- Whether the Magistrate's Court erred in law and fact by failing to find that the 2nd respondent (Jonathan Muisyo Mulovi) was not a creditor to the estate and was not one of the persons allowed by law to apply for citation or a grant of letters of administration.
Reasoning
The court found that the respondent did not need to be a creditor or a beneficiary of the estate to be appointed as an administrator, provided that his appointment does not negatively affect the best interests of the beneficiaries.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- All or any of the administrators to file summons for confirmation of grant within 60 days from today.
Authorities cited
Legislation (3)
- Law of Succession Act (cap 160)
- Civil Procedure Act (cap 21)
- Probate and Administration Rules
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