[2024] KEHC 11191 (KLR)
The court determined that since the deceased's last place of domicile was Lower Kadongo, the court with the appropriate geographical jurisdiction is the Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, the High Court at Kisumu ordered the transfer of the matter to the...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 11191 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Jared Walter Akech
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Family Miscellaneous Application 208 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Family Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
- Outcome
- Application for transfer granted.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Succession Proceedings, Transfer of Suit, Jurisdiction of Courts
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Jared Walter Akech
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Family Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court at Kisumu has jurisdiction to hear the matter concerning the estate of James Akech Awiti.
- 2 Whether the matter should be transferred to the Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court for hearing and determination.
Ratio Decidendi
The court determined that since the deceased's last place of domicile was Lower Kadongo, the court with the appropriate geographical jurisdiction is the Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, the High Court at Kisumu ordered the transfer of the matter to the Maseno SPM Court for further hearing and determination.
Court Disposition
Application for transfer granted.
Orders
- The matter is transferred to Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court for further hearing and determination.
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In re James Akech Awiti (Deceased) (Family Miscellaneous Application 208 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11191 (KLR) (16 September 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11191 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Family Miscellaneous Application 208 of 2024
MS Shariff, J
September 16, 2024
IN THE MATTER OF JAMES AKECH AWITI (DECEASED)
In the matter of
Jared Walter Akech
Applicant
Ruling
1. Whereas the deceased one James Akech Awiti died on 24th November, 2007 and whereas his last place of domicile was Lower Kadongo and whereas the court with the geographical jurisdiction is Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court, I do hereby pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act CAP 21 Laws of Kenya transfer this matter to Maseno SPM court for further hearing and determination.
2. It is hereby so ordered.
DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024. M. S. SHARIFFJUDGE