[2020] KEHC 5471 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 5471 (KLR)

The court found that the administrator's application for revocation or annulment of grant was unmerited. The administrator had knowledge of the purported will from the onset but failed to act on it when he took over administration, instead proceeding on the basis of intestacy and only raising the issue of the will...

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Citation
[2020] KEHC 5471 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Philip Mutuga Waiganjo; Respondent: Agnes Wangui Mangara; Respondent: Josephine Wakonyo Njiriri
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 1773 of 2009
Procedural Posture
Summons for Revocation or Annulment of Grant / Ruling
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Succession, Revocation of Grant, Validity of Wills, Testate Vs Intestate, Abuse of Court Process
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Revocation of Grant Validity of Wills Testate Vs Intestate Abuse of Court Process

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Parties

Philip Mutuga Waiganjo

Applicant

Agnes Wangui Mangara

Respondent

Josephine Wakonyo Njiriri

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Summons for Revocation or Annulment of Grant / Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the purported will of the deceased is valid under Kenyan law.
  2. 2 Whether the application meets the threshold for revocation or annulment of grant under Section 76 of the Law of Succession Act.
  3. 3 Whether the administrator abused the court process by delaying redistribution of the estate.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the administrator's application for revocation or annulment of grant was unmerited. The administrator had knowledge of the purported will from the onset but failed to act on it when he took over administration, instead proceeding on the basis of intestacy and only raising the issue of the will years later as a means to delay redistribution. The purported will was not proven to be valid, lacking proper attestation, translation, and clarity of signatures. The administrator's conduct amounted to an abuse of court process, as he failed to comply with previous court orders and attempted to benefit from his own inaction. The court emphasized the need for finality in...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The summons for revocation and annulment of grant dated 8th April, 2019 is dismissed.
  • The applicant shall bear the costs of this application.