[2014] KEHC 8280 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 8280 (KLR)

The court found that the previous grant to the Public Trustee had been revoked and that it was necessary to appoint new administrators to ensure the proper administration of the estate. The applicants, being members of the family and having proposed themselves for appointment, were deemed suitable. The court...

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Citation
[2014] KEHC 8280 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: James Karanja Kariuki; Applicant: Joseph Thuo Kariuki; Applicant: Thomas Mbugua Kariuki; Respondent: Public Trustee
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 323 of 1990
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Appointment of Administrators
Outcome
Application for appointment of administrators allowed.
Judges
DN Musyoka
Legal Topics
Grant of Letters of Administration, Revocation of Grant, Appointment of Administrators
Source Language
en
Family and Children Grant of Letters of Administration Revocation of Grant Appointment of Administrators

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Parties

James Karanja Kariuki

Applicant

Joseph Thuo Kariuki

Applicant

Thomas Mbugua Kariuki

Applicant

Public Trustee

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Appointment of Administrators

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the grant made to the Public Trustee should be revoked and new administrators appointed.
  2. 2 Who should be appointed as administrators of the estate of Kariuki Wanderi Karanja.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the previous grant to the Public Trustee had been revoked and that it was necessary to appoint new administrators to ensure the proper administration of the estate. The applicants, being members of the family and having proposed themselves for appointment, were deemed suitable. The court therefore appointed James Karanja Kariuki, Joseph Thuo Kariuki, and Thomas Mbugua Kariuki as joint administrators of the estate of Kariuki Wanderi Karanja, deceased, and directed that a grant of letters of administration issue to them accordingly.

Court Disposition

Application for appointment of administrators allowed.

Orders

  • James Karanja Kariuki, Joseph Thuo Kariuki, and Thomas Mbugua Kariuki are appointed joint administrators of the estate of Kariuki Wanderi Karanja, deceased.
  • Grant of letters of administration shall issue to the appointed administrators.