Kenyan case law
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In re Estate of Richard Thuita Wanganga (Deceased) (Succession Cause 1473 of 2015) [2025] KEHC 14001 (KLR) (Family) (3 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The claim that the deceased gifted his grandson Kenneth Thuita is not valid, and the estate should be distributed among the deceased's children and grandchildren.
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In re Estate of Monicah Wangari Kiogora (Deceased) (Succession Cause 531 of 2012) [2025] KEHC 13986 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The will is not valid and the Administrator's mode of distribution of the estate is not upheld.
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In re Estate of AAS (Deceased) (Succession Cause 262 of 2009) [2025] KEHC 13907 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court will not confirm the grant without hearing the other interested parties, including the other surviving children and their descendants.
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In re Estate of Otengo Wadenya (Deceased) (Succession Cause 161 of 2004) [2025] KEHC 13847 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismisses the application, finding insufficient grounds for review or setting aside the orders.
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In re Estate of Benson Ng’ang’a Ndirangu (Deceased) (Succession Cause E003 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 13846 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant should be listed as a creditor of the estate and provided for at confirmation of grant. The applicant should be served with the summons for confirmation of grant once filed.
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In re Estate of Fredrick Polwarth Kabuthu Kubai (Deceased) (Succession Cause 1860 of 1996) [2025] KEHC 17812 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Applicant has proper standing to institute the Application. The matter is not res judicata.
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In re Estate of Chomba Wahome Gichuki (Deceased) (Succession Cause 236 of 2017) [2025] KEHC 14133 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application as the 2000 Will was not properly executed and the deceased did not have testamentary capacity.
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In re Estate of John Kiplagat Kibogy (Deceased) (Succession Cause 21 of 2006) [2025] KEHC 14848 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicants have failed to demonstrate any prima facie evidence of involvement or participation by the deceased in their lives during his lifetime, or any kind of acknowledgment by the deceased of the applicants as being his children.
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In re Estate of the Late Mwaura Munogu (Deceased) (Succession Cause 965 of 1997) [2025] KEHC 17814 (KLR) (Family) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The grant of probate and letters of administration are revoked, and the estate will be distributed among the beneficiaries as an intestate succession.
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In re Estate of Nazir Khan Mohamed (Deceased) (Succession Cause 2 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 14134 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as it is meant to fill gaps in the case of the petitioner/applicant and would be prejudicial to all parties.
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In re Estate of David Mwangi Maina (Deceased) (Succession Cause 239 of 2011) [2025] KEHC 13744 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application for review is dismissed and the only recourse is for the Administrator and beneficiaries to sign necessary instruments on the advice of the Land Registrar to transmit any shares to the purchaser.
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In re Estate of Patrick Situma Karomboka (Deceased) (Succession Cause 488 of 2012) [2025] KEHC 17908 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The file is hereby marked as closed.
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In re Estate of Jonathan Kipruto Chemnjor (Deceased) (Succession Cause 2 of 2017) [2025] KEHC 13614 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The succession process is concluded, the Applicant is registered as proprietor, and the Court became functus ocio. The succession court retains limited residual jurisdiction to issue ancillary orders, but not to determine boundaries, use, or occupation.
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In re Estate of Mwenda Patrick Mutiga (Deceased) (Succession Cause E018 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 14002 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as there is no basis for the sought orders.
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In re Estate of Paul Wanjala Wamukota (Deceased) (Succession Cause 43 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 17727 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is well-merited and the court allows it, making the following orders: re-distribute the estate as per the proposed schedule, issue a rectified certificate of confirmation of grant, and the applicant bears his own costs.
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In re Estate of Aydagne Zelleke Woldermariam (Deceased) (Succession Cause E360 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 14010 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The grant should not be revoked
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In re Estate of Hellen Chepngeno Kiplebel alias Hellen Chepngeno Biator alias Chepngeno Kiplebel (Deceased) (Succession Cause E192 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 14067 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The orders of 15th July 2025 are set aside. The Respondent is directed to file responses within 7 days. The Applicant is granted leave to file further affidavits within 7 days of service.
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In re Estate of Murwa Henry Musemate (Deceased) (Succession Cause E899 & E735 of 2022 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEHC 13637 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court did not make a definite determination on whether the applicants were legally married to the deceased or not, as the issues raised are generally factual and will need testing by way of cross-examination.
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In re Estate of Benson Kamolo Mandiu Kinyumu (Deceased) (Succession Cause 1916 of 2006) [2025] KEHC 13599 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The preliminary objection is not meritorious and is disallowed. The application for confirmation of grant dated 13th November 2020 is fixed for hearing.
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In re Estate of Patency Jemitei Kandie (Deceased) (Succession Cause 153 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 13785 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Order)
✦ The grant to Wilson Kipsang Cheboiwo is revoked, and Kipngetich Kipsang is appointed as the new administrator of the estate.
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In re Estate of Davinder Singh Hanspal (Deceased) (Succession Cause 113 of 2018) [2025] KEHC 16407 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Summons for confirmation of grant is held in abeyance until the determination of Civil Case 328 of 2015.
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In re Estate of Charles Karuga Koinange (Deceased) (Succession Cause 998 of 2006) [2025] KEHC 16409 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Inspector General of National Police Service Mr. Douglas Kanja is ordered to appear in court on 9th October, 2025 to explain why the order dated 6th November, 2024 issued by this court has not been complied with.
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In re Estate of Stanley Kimutai Langat (Deceased) (Succession Cause 20 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 13612 (KLR) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Grant is revoked as it was obtained fraudulently by the Petitioner by excluding the Objector from the estate
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In re Estate of Margaret Mugure Kariuki (Deceased) (Succession Cause 2785 of 2011) [2025] KEHC 13598 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is reopened, the grant is canceled, and a new grant is issued to the applicants. The respondents are directed to file an application for confirmation of the grant within 30 days.
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In re Estate of Abdulkadir Musse Farah (Deceased) (Succession Cause 691 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 13635 (KLR) (Family) (2 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is not merited and is therefore dismissed.