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The High Court annulled a confirmed grant after finding the rice holding was government land under licence, not part of the deceased’s free property.
In re Ngaulo Lemeru Mukire (Missing Person) (Miscellaneous Civil Application E357 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 5570 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Ruling)
The High Court at Eldoret presumed Ngaulo Lemeru Mukire dead after more than 34 years missing, and ordered issuance of a death certificate for succession.
In re Samwel Nyamwaya Akeyo Onyango (Miscellaneous Succession Cause E002 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 5209 (KLR) (17 April 2026) (Ruling)
The High Court struck out a presumption-of-death application as premature for lack of proof of a police report and statutory inquiry procedure.
Ndege (Miscellaneous Succession Cause E014 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 5109 (KLR) (16 April 2026) (Ruling)
The High Court declined to presume a missing man dead because only about four years had passed, short of the seven years required by section 118A.
In re Presumption of Death of Joseph Macharia Karanja (Miscellaneous Application E263 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 18636 (KLR) (Family) (18 December 2025) (Ruling)
The High Court presumed Joseph Macharia Karanja dead after more than 17 years missing and ordered the Principal Registrar to issue a death certificate.
In re Estate of Boniface Kariuki Murage (Deceased) (Probate & Administration 12 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 18554 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Ruling)
The High Court dismissed an objection to confirmation of grant, held that part of the estate remained undistributed, and confirmed the administrators’ proposed distribution.
The Court of Appeal held that contested questions about life, succession, title transmission, and alleged fraud could not be resolved by preliminary objection.
In re Priscillar Nyambura Githeru (Missing Person) [2025] KEHC 8012 (KLR)
The High Court presumed Priscillar Nyambura Githeru dead after about 17 years missing, and directed entry of the death in the register and issuance of a certificate.
Oluoch v Registrar of Births and Deaths & another [2025] KEHC 5085 (KLR)
The High Court presumed John Oluoch Wasamba dead after 19 years missing and ordered the Registrar of Births and Deaths to register the death and issue a certificate.
Maina v Kanyonyo [2025] KEHC 1252 (KLR)
The High Court presumed the respondent dead after the applicant showed reasonable efforts to trace him and ordered issuance of a death certificate.
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