keelc-2025-05097

M’Rwito & 4 others v Kobia ( Sued as a Legal Representative of and Administrator of the Estate of the Late Chabari Manga –Deceased); David (Applicant) (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E013 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 5097 (KLR) (8 July 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEELC 5097 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MERU ENVIROMENTAL AND LAND ORIGINATING SUMMONS E013 OF 2022 BM EBOSO, J JULY 8, 2025 BETWEEN PATRICK MUTAI M’RWITO ............................................................. 1ST PLAINTIFF CECILIA GAITI M’RWITO ............................................................... 2ND PLAINTIFF JEDIEL MUTHURI CHABARI .......................................................... 3RD PLAINTIFF KENNETH KIRIMI CHABARI ......................................................... 4TH PLAINTIFF DAVID MUTWIRI M’RIMBERA ...................................................... 5TH PLAINTIFF AND PETERSON KOBIA ( SUED AS A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE CHABARI MANGA – DECEASED) ............................................................................................. DEFENDANT AND ESTHER MUTHONI DAVID ................................................................. APPLICANT RULING 1. Through the notice of motion dated 13/3/2025, the estate of the late David Mutwiri M’rimbera seeks orders of substitution relating to the deceased 5th plaintifi. The exhibited death certificate shows that the deceased died on 23/8/2024. On 28/2/2025, the Chief Magistrate Court at Meru issued a limited grant to Esther Muthoni David. The estate wants Esther Muthoni David to be substituted in place of the deceased. 2. In the absence of any opposition, the plea shall be allowed in terms of prayers 2 and 3 of the application dated 13/3/2025. The amended originating summons shall be filed and served within 14 days. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/5097/eng@2025-07-08 1

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