Leonard Mwaura Muongi & another v Fredrika Mukonoiri Muchiri
The bottom line
#Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a widow to replace her deceased husband as an appellant because she applied within one year of his death.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Substitution of a deceased appellant
The widow, holding a limited grant ad litem, was granted leave to substitute the deceased 1st appellant, the application having been filed within the one-year period under Rule 102(1) and being unopposed.
The court noted the 1st appellant died on 28th May 2020 and his widow obtained a limited grant of letters of administration ad litem from the Kiambu Chief Magistrate's Court. The substitution application was filed on 10th March 2021, within the one-year window prescribed by Rule 102(1) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2022, and was unopposed, so it was allowed.
Legal principles established
#- An application to substitute a deceased appellant under Rule 102(2) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2022 must be filed within one year as stipulated by Rule 102(1); an unopposed application made within that period should be allowed.
Court orders
#- 1.Rahab Waithera Mwaura granted leave to substitute Leonard Mwaura Muongi (deceased) as the 1st appellant in the appeal
- 2.No orders as to costs
- On appeal from
- High Court of Kenya at Nairobi
- Nairobi HC Succession Cause No. 526 of 2006
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Rule 102(1) and 102(2) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2022
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Leonard Mwaura Muongi & another v Fredrika Mukonoiri Muchiri", Case Analysis (2022). Civil Appeal (Application) 299 of 2019. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2022/1253/eng@2022-11-07
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