[2025] KEHC 2715 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 2715 (KLR)

The court found that all fourteen beneficiaries of the estate of Mungai Thang’wa Muruu had freely executed a consent dated 12th February, 2025, agreeing to the distribution of the estate. The court confirmed with each beneficiary that the consent reflected their agreement. The court further held that, in the case of...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 2715 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Mary Wanjiru Mwaura; Applicant: Njuguna Kamau; Respondent: Fourteen beneficiaries of the Estate of Mungai Thang’wa Muruu
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kiambu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 9 of 2023
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Adoption of Consent for Distribution of Estate
Outcome
Consent adopted as order of the court; estate to be distributed as per consent schedule.
Judges
DO Chepkwony
Legal Topics
Succession, Estate Distribution, Consent Orders
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Estate Distribution Consent Orders

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Parties

Mary Wanjiru Mwaura

Applicant

Njuguna Kamau

Applicant

Fourteen beneficiaries of the Estate of Mungai Thang’wa Muruu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Adoption of Consent for Distribution of Estate

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the consent executed by all beneficiaries for the distribution of the deceased's estate should be adopted as an order of the court.
  2. 2 Whether the shares of deceased beneficiaries should be held in trust by their respective representatives.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that all fourteen beneficiaries of the estate of Mungai Thang’wa Muruu had freely executed a consent dated 12th February, 2025, agreeing to the distribution of the estate. The court confirmed with each beneficiary that the consent reflected their agreement. The court further held that, in the case of beneficiaries who had since passed away, their shares would be held by their respective representatives (Mary Wanjiru Mwaura for Samuel Mwaura Mungai, and Njuguna Kamau for Margaret Wanjeri Kamau) for the benefit of their families. The court therefore adopted the consent as an order, finding no legal impediment to the agreed distribution and confirming that the arrangement was...

Court Disposition

Consent adopted as order of the court; estate to be distributed as per consent schedule.

Orders

  • The consent dated 12th February, 2025 executed by all fourteen beneficiaries is adopted as an order of the court.
  • The distribution of the properties forming part of the estate of Mungai Thang’wa (deceased) shall be as per the schedule presented.