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alice kambona gilyoma and another vs japhet mbogo gilyoma 2021 tzhc 3891 30 june 2021

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Holding and result

Waiver of bond and sureties cannot be granted without sufficient reasons and assurance of administrator's capacity, commitment, and honesty.

Court disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • application dismissed
  • right of appeal explained

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Material facts

Parties

Alice Kambona Gilyoma

Applicant Counsel: S. John

Rose Mbogo Gilyoma

Applicant Counsel: S. John

Japhet Mbogo Gilyoma

Deceased

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Whether waiver of bond and sureties should be granted in probate proceedings

Party arguments

Applicant
Applicants attempted but failed to procure sureties; no reasons for failure stated in affidavit.

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  1. 01

    Probate and Administration of the Estates Act Cap. 352 RE. 2019

    Capacity, commitment, and honesty of the administrator are paramount and key factors to be considered; no short cuts allowed.

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Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

Waiver of bond and sureties cannot be granted without sufficient reasons and assurance of administrator's capacity, commitment, and honesty.

Obiter and limits

  • Doubtful administrators have no room in probate proceedings.
  • For the betterment of heirs, probate causes must be conclusively and fairly determined.

Court disposition

application dismissed

  • application dismissed
  • right of appeal explained

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TZHC · 30 June 2021

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Judgment· 30 June 2021

alice kambona gilyoma and another vs japhet mbogo gilyoma 2021 tzhc 3891 30 june 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA

IN THE MWANZA DISTRICT REGISTRY

AT MWANZA MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 60 OF 2021 ALICE KAMBONA GILYOMA & ROSE MBOGO GILYOMA........................................ APPLICANTS

VERSUS JAPHET MBOGO GILYOMA.................................... THE DECCASED

RULING 28th & 30th June, 2021 RUMANYIKA, J With respect to house on Plot Na. 3/2 Block "A" Kisoko Luchelele area, Nyamagana district, property of the late Japhet Mbogo Gilyoma (the estate), the application for waiver of bond and sureties is brn||qht under Section 67 of the Probate and Administration of the Estates Act Cap. 352 RE. 2019 (the Act) along with Probate Cause No. 07 of 2021, the application is supported by affidavit of Alice Kambona Gilyoma and Rose Mbogo Gilyoma (the 1st and 2nd applicants) respectively, whose contents Mr. S. John learned counsel adopted during audio teleconference hearing 1 employers) they attempted but failed to procure surety(s) much as no reasons for their failure were stated in the supporting affidavit in the first place. I would increasingly hold that for the betterment of the heirs hence a conclusively and fairly determined probate cause, capacity, commitment and honesty of the administrator it was paramount and key factors to be considered therefore no any short cuts. Doubtful administrators therefore had no room. In the upshot, the application is dismissed. It is so ordered. Right of Appeal explained. S.M. RUMA JUD 30/06/2021 The ruling delivered under my hand and seal of the court in 3

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