[2025] KEHC 8156 (KLR)
The court determined that due to the serious divergence of views among the parties regarding the distribution of the estate and the existence of allegations concerning creditors, it is not possible to make a comprehensive and meaningful distribution of the estate based solely on the affidavits and submissions. The...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 8156 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Estate of the Late Samuel Njoroge Muiruri
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Succession Cause 2532 of 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Succession Cause / Directions
- Outcome
- Directions issued for oral hearing before final distribution of the estate.
- Judges
- HK Chemitei
- Legal Topics
- Confirmation of Grant, Estate Distribution, Oral Evidence, Creditors of Estate
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Estate of the Late Samuel Njoroge Muiruri
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Directions
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court can confirm the grant and distribute the estate in light of divergent views among the parties.
- 2 Whether allegations of creditors to the estate require oral evidence before distribution.
Ratio Decidendi
The court determined that due to the serious divergence of views among the parties regarding the distribution of the estate and the existence of allegations concerning creditors, it is not possible to make a comprehensive and meaningful distribution of the estate based solely on the affidavits and submissions. The court held that the prudent course is to hear oral evidence from the parties on how the estate should be distributed before rendering a final verdict.
Court Disposition
Directions issued for oral hearing before final distribution of the estate.
Orders
- Parties to take an appropriate date to attend court and orally support their positions on estate distribution before the court renders its final verdict.
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In re Estate of the Late Samuel Njoroge Muiruri (Deceased) (Succession Cause 2532 of 2004) [2025] KEHC 8156 (KLR) (Family) (12 June 2025) (Directions)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 8156 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Family
Succession Cause 2532 of 2004
HK Chemitei, J
June 12, 2025
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SAMUEL NJOROGE MUIRURI (DECEASED
Directions
1. The court has perused the two applications for confirmation of grants dated 28th September 2023 and 17th July 2024 respectively together with the supporting affidavits.
2. The court has also perused the submissions filed in support and or in opposition to the said applications.
3. The court is however unable to make a comprehensive and meaningful distribution of the estate due to serious divergence of views contained in the pleadings. At the same time there are averments that there are creditors to the estate which I think it will be prudent to have a proper adduction of oral evidence to back up the allegations.
4. I state so because this matter has had a long history since 2004 and the best approach is to hear the parties orally on one question, namely, how they wish the estate to be distributed.
5. Consequently, let the parties take an appropriate date where they will attend court and orally support how the estate ought to be distributed before the court renders its final verdict.
DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA VIDEO LINK THIS 12 TH DAY OF JUNE 2025. H K CHEMITEIJUDGE