[2024] KEHC 3354 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 3354 (KLR)

The court confirmed the grant issued to the administrator, Julius Abuto Amollo, on the basis that the parties had reached a Mediation Settlement Agreement regarding the distribution of the estate of John Oyosi Amollo. The agreement was implemented through a survey, and a report was filed in court. There being no...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 3354 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Julius Abuto Amollo; Respondent: Kennedy Odhiambo Obango; Interested Party: Daniel Moses Ooko Oguta; Interested Party: Daniel Otieno Oyosi
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 893 of 2015
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Confirmation of Grant and Distribution of Estate
Outcome
grant confirmed and estate to be distributed as per mediation agreement and survey report; file closed subject to statutory duties
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Succession, Confirmation of Grant, Estate Distribution
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Confirmation of Grant Estate Distribution

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Parties

Julius Abuto Amollo

Applicant

Kennedy Odhiambo Obango

Respondent

Daniel Moses Ooko Oguta

Interested Party

Daniel Otieno Oyosi

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Confirmation of Grant and Distribution of Estate

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the grant issued to the administrator should be confirmed in accordance with the Mediation Settlement Agreement.
  2. 2 Whether the estate should be distributed as per the survey report and mediation agreement.

Ratio Decidendi

The court confirmed the grant issued to the administrator, Julius Abuto Amollo, on the basis that the parties had reached a Mediation Settlement Agreement regarding the distribution of the estate of John Oyosi Amollo. The agreement was implemented through a survey, and a report was filed in court. There being no objection to the mode of distribution, the court found it appropriate to confirm the grant and direct that the estate be distributed in accordance with the agreement and the survey report. The court further ordered the issuance of a certificate of confirmation of grant and closed the file, subject to the administrator's continuing statutory duties under Section 83 of the Law of...

Court Disposition

grant confirmed and estate to be distributed as per mediation agreement and survey report; file closed subject to statutory duties

Orders

  • The grant issued to Julius Abuto Amollo on 16th December 2025 is confirmed.
  • The estate of John Oyosi Amollo shall be distributed in accordance with the Mediation Settlement Agreement dated 24th October 2022 and the survey report dated 5th July 2023.