High Court 7781 of 2024

In re Estate of Gabriel Otiende Okelo (Deceased) (Miscellaneous Succession Cause 083 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7781 (KLR) (28 June 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7781 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS SUCCESSION CAUSE 083 OF 2024 RE ABURILI, J JUNE 28, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GABRIEL OTIENDE OKELO (DECEASED) AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY BONFACE OTIENO OTIENDE [PETITIONER] (From Original Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Succession cause No. E209 of 2024) RULING 1. The deceased Gabriel Otiende Okelo, according to the death certificate attached was a resident of Lower Kadongo.Although there is no letter from the area local administration introducing the beneficiaries and which should be filed accordingly with duly signed documents in support of the petition before a grant can issue to the administrator with evidence of consents filed, the, estate property is Kisumu/Kadongo/1130, which is within the jurisdiction of Maseno SPM’s court. 2. I hereby transfer Kisumu Chief Magistrate Succession Cause No. E209 of 2024 to Maseno SPM’s Court for hearing and final determination. 3. The original Kisumu CM Succession No. E209 of 2024 to be transmitted to Maseno SPM’s court together with this ruling and order. 4. Upon receipt of the file and order, SPM Maseno Law Courts to notify the parties using the addresses given and or through the area Chief to move the court and prosecute the succession cause. 5. This file is closed. 6. I so order. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 R. E. ABURILI https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/7781/eng@2024-06-28 1

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