Kinyua & 3 others v Njoroge (Succession Cause E1209 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 12883 (KLR) (Family) (18 October 2024) (Ruling)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 12883
- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 12883 (KLR)
- Decided
- 18 October 2024
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TypeSuccessionPostureRevocation of Grant of Letters of Administration IntestateCoramMusyoka, PM NYAUNDI
Holding
The grant and confirmed grant should not be revoked
Facts
The deceased, Norman Kinyua Wanjuki, died intestate on 7th December, 2020. Nancy Njeri Njoroge petitioned for letters of administration of the grant intestate, which was issued to her on 7th November 2022. The grant is yet to be confirmed. The 1st Applicant, David B. Kinyua, filed a summons for revocation of the grant on 15th May 2023.
Issues
- Whether the grant and confirmed grant should be revoked
- Whether the deceased had recognized and accepted the Respondent's children as his own
Reasoning
The court found that the deceased had not recognized and accepted the Respondent's children as his own. The legal and evidential burden was on the Petitioner to demonstrate that her children were dependant on the deceased, which she did not discharge.
Outcome
The grant and confirmed grant were not revoked
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Law of Succession Act Cap 180 of the Laws of Kenya
Cases cited (3)
- re Estate of Prisca Ong’ayo Nande (Deceased) [2020] eKLR
- Matheka and Another vs Matheka [2005] 2 KLR 455
- re Estate of Mathenge Gichobi (Deceased) [2022] eKLR
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