REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KERICHO SUCCESSION CAUSE 259 OF 1999 IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE KIMAGUT NGENO ……………………………….. DECEASED And ESTHER CHEPKIRUI NGENO …………………….. PETITIONER VERSUS ESTHER CHELELGO NGENO …………………… OBJECTOR RULING Application for De Bonis non I: Background 1. The deceased Kimagut Arap Ngeno passed away on 30th July, 1992 aged 75 years old. He died of cancer. 2. A grant of letters administration was made to one Esther Ng’eno on 15 th October, 1999. The grant was then confirmed on 27 th June, 2000. In any event the names of Esther Ng’eno seems to have been amended to add the name Chepkirui. Both grant having issued by Rimita J. 3. It seems there was another Esther Ngeno who on 26 th March, 2003 applied for revocation of grant. The matter was referred to arbitration by Visram J. 4. The parties on being heard by elders returned to the High Court to seek the setting aside of the said grant. This was granted by Kimaru J on 5. 11th June, 2004 on irregularities. The position of this file were issues of revocation proceedings. Unfortunately, before they could be heard Esther Ngeno – Chepkirui passed away on 21st August, 2005. The parties were at a loss on how to proceed with this matter and nothing took place until 26 th January, 2009 when the advocate J.K. Kirui applied for De Bonis non application. II: De Bonis non 6. The application was applied for through one John Cheruiyot Bett a son to the deceased seeking to act as administrator in place of
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his mother. 7. The application herein has merits. I would allow the same and order that the said John Cheruiyot Bett be and is hereby made the administrator in place of Esther Ngeno. 8. The costs be in the estate. DATED this 31st day of July, 2009 at KERICHO M.A. ANG’AWA JUDGE Advocates J.K. Kirui advocate instructed by M/S J.K. Kirui & Co. advocates for the Petitioner/ Applicant – present Petitioner/Applicant - absent
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