[2020] KEHC 8740 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 8740 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant had complied with the procedural requirements for amending the list of assets and for confirmation of the grant. All beneficiaries had provided the necessary consents, and the proposed distribution was set out clearly in the supporting affidavit. There was no opposition to the...

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Citation
[2020] KEHC 8740 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Anne Muringo Maina
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 689 of 2017
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Amendment of Assets and Confirmation of Grant
Outcome
Application allowed; grant confirmed and assets to be distributed as proposed.
Judges
A Ali-Aroni
Legal Topics
Succession, Confirmation of Grant, Amendment of Assets, Distribution of Estate
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Confirmation of Grant Amendment of Assets Distribution of Estate

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Parties

Anne Muringo Maina

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Amendment of Assets and Confirmation of Grant

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the list of assets in form P&A 5 should be amended to include additional assets.
  2. 2 Whether the grant issued on 19th September 2017 should be confirmed and the estate distributed as proposed.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had complied with the procedural requirements for amending the list of assets and for confirmation of the grant. All beneficiaries had provided the necessary consents, and the proposed distribution was set out clearly in the supporting affidavit. There was no opposition to the application. Accordingly, the court confirmed the grant and ordered that the estate be distributed in accordance with paragraph 6 of the supporting affidavit.

Court Disposition

Application allowed; grant confirmed and assets to be distributed as proposed.

Orders

  • The grant is confirmed.
  • The assets shall be distributed in accordance with paragraph 6 of the supporting affidavit.