[2017] KEHC 7968 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 7968 (KLR)

The court found that the respondents obtained the grant of letters of administration through fraud and misrepresentation by failing to disclose that the disputed parcels of land had been sold to the applicant's late husband and were not available for distribution as part of the deceased's estate. The applicant...

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Citation
[2017] KEHC 7968 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Mary Njeri Mburu; Respondent: Seneto Kanchaoi Kamiti; Respondent: Nambulu Kanchaoi Kimiti; Respondent: Siyiama Kanchaoi Kimiti
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kajiado
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 97 of 2015
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Revocation of Grant
Outcome
grant of letters of administration revoked; application allowed in part
Judges
DB Nyakundi
Legal Topics
Revocation of Grant, Fraudulent Concealment, Locus Standi, Title to Land, Distribution of Estate
Source Language
en
Family and Children Land and Property Revocation of Grant Fraudulent Concealment Locus Standi Title to Land Distribution of Estate

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Parties

Mary Njeri Mburu

Applicant

Seneto Kanchaoi Kamiti

Respondent

Nambulu Kanchaoi Kimiti

Respondent

Siyiama Kanchaoi Kimiti

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Revocation of Grant

  1. 1 Whether the grant of letters of administration was obtained fraudulently by concealment of material facts.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant has locus standi to seek revocation of the grant.
  3. 3 Whether the disputed parcels of land formed part of the deceased's estate.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the respondents obtained the grant of letters of administration through fraud and misrepresentation by failing to disclose that the disputed parcels of land had been sold to the applicant's late husband and were not available for distribution as part of the deceased's estate. The applicant produced credible documentary evidence of the sale and registration of the land in her late husband's name. The respondents' omission to disclose all assets and their interest in the disputed parcels amounted to concealment of material facts. The court concluded that there was prima facie evidence of fraud and misrepresentation sufficient to revoke the grant. However, the court...

Court Disposition

grant of letters of administration revoked; application allowed in part

Orders

  • The grant of letters of administration to the estate of Kanchaoi Kimiti alias Kanchoi Kimiti issued to Seneto Kanchaoi Kamiti, Nambulu Kanchaoi Kimiti and Siyiama Kanchaoi Kimiti on 5th February 2011 is hereby revoked.
  • Orders 8, 9, and 10 of the Application dated 2nd November 2011 are granted (revocation of illegal titles, reinstatement of original titles, and endorsement in the Land Register).