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KadhiAllowedSuccession Case No. 40 of 2016· [2016] KEKC 4 (KLR)

In re Estate of Maulidi Ali Bozo (Deceased) [2016] KEKC 4 (KLR)

Kadhi's Court at Malindi
7 November 2016
SMSalim S. Mohamed
284 words in judgment
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This is a first-instance succession matter before the Kadhi's Court at Malindi concerning the estate of Maulidi Ali Bozo (deceased). The petitioner, Mohamed Ali Bozo, explained that when the land adjudication board visited the area, his father Mr. Ali Bozo had already passed away, and the 4.2-hectare plot was registered in the names of the father's three sons: Maulidi Ali Bozo (now deceased), Juma Katama Ali, and Mohamed Ali Bozo. The parties sought distribution of the plot and determination of the legal heirs and their shares. Maulidi Ali Bozo was survived by one daughter, Bahati Maulidi Ali (holder of ID No. 21946917), his wife having predeceased him. The Kadhi determined that each of the three sons of Ali Bozo would receive 1.4 hectares, and that Maulidi Ali Bozo's share of 1.4 hectares would devolve as follows: Bahati Maulidi taking half (0.7 hectares) and each of his brothers, Juma Katama Ali and Mohamed Ali Bozo, taking a quarter (0.35 hectares each). The final shares were ordered as: Juma Katama Ali 1.75 hectares, Mohamed Ali Bozo 1.75 hectares, and Mrs. Bahati Maulidi Ali 0.70 hectares. The judgment, dated and delivered at Malindi on 7 November 2016 by Principal Kadhi Salim S. Mohamed, makes no costs order, cites no authorities, and records no contest between rival claims; the matter appears to have been disposed of on agreed or uncontested facts. Delivery was witnessed by Ms. Aisha Rajab Mwango, Ms. Bahati Maulid (the deceased's daughter) and Mr. Mohamed Ali Bozo (petitioner).

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Entitlement of the heirs of Maulidi Ali Bozo to a share of the 4.2-hectare plot

Holding

The 4.2-hectare plot registered in the names of the three sons is treated as including the deceased's share; Maulidi Ali Bozo's one-third (1.4 hectares) is distributed to his surviving heirs: his daughter Bahati Maulidi Ali taking half (0.7 hectares) and his brothers Juma Katama Ali and Mohamed Ali Bozo each taking a quarter (0.35 hectares).

Reasoning

The Kadhi recorded that the plot was registered in the names of the three sons of Ali Bozo when the land adjudication board visited the area, the father having passed away. Maulidi Ali Bozo died survived by one daughter, his wife having predeceased him. Applying the distribution of a deceased person's share among heirs, the daughter takes half and the brothers each take a quarter, producing final shares of 1.75, 1.75 and 0.70 hectares respectively.

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Legal principles established

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  • Where a deceased's share of adjudicated land was registered in the names of his sons, the deceased's estate devolves on his legal heirs in the shares determined by the court.

Court orders

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  1. 1.Mr. Juma Katama Ali to get 1.75 hectares
  2. 2.Mr. Mohamed Ali Bozo to get 1.75 hectares
  3. 3.Mrs. Bahati Maulidi Ali to get 0.70 hectares
Jurisdiction invoked
Jurisdiction of the Kadhi's Court over distribution of a Muslim estate and determination of legal heirs

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "In re Estate of Maulidi Ali Bozo (Deceased) [2016] KEKC 4 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2016). Succession Case No. 40 of 2016. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kekc/2016/4/eng@2016-11-07

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