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Catherine Njeri Nduati v Rose Nyawira Kibe

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI MILIMANI LAW COURTS FAMILY DIVISION SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. 2071 OF 2011 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL MBUGUA KIBE- (DECEASED) CATHERINE NJERI NDUATI.........................APPLICANT VERSUS ROSE NYAWIRA KIBE................................RESPONDENT RULING 1. In the ruling dated 6th June 2019 by this court on the application dated 9 th October 2017 by the respondent Rose Nyawira Kibe, it was directed that the applicant Catherine Njeri Nduati does refund to the respondent Kshs.11,742,400/52. The refund was ordered on the basis that the amount had not been disputed in her replying affidavit sworn on 20 th November 2017 in response to the application. In the instant application dated 10th July 2019 for review under Order 45 rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules applicant has pointed out that in her paragraph 5 of the replying affidavit she had contested the allegation that she was supposed to refund the said amount. In the application, the applicant asked that the ruling be reviewed so that the amount to be refunded is Kshs.4,121,518/49 and not Ksh.11,742,400/52. 2. The replying affidavit was sworn by Joseph Makumi Advocate on behalf of the respondent. Their case was that the sought Kshs.11,742,400/52 was on the basis that had Kshs.5,968,191/= been left in the account – “would have grown to Kshs.11,742,400/= proportionately with the monies left in the account and this court has powers to make a determination on interest which can be in accordance with the bank rates or court rates.” 3. I find that on proceeding on the basis that the sum of Kshs.11,742,400/52 had not been disputed, the court inadvertently erred. Therefore, under Order 45 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, I review and set aside the ruling that was delivered on 3 rd June 2019 and all consequential orders. 4. I ask the parties to address the court afresh on the application dated 9 th October 2017. 5. I make no orders as to costs. DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2020 A.O. MUCHELULE JUDGE

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