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High Court 14339 of 2024

In re Estate of Zakayo Muturi Cege alias Muturi Cege (Deceased) (Succession Cause 2906 of 2008) [2024] KEHC 14339 (KLR) (Family) (24 October 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 14339 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) FAMILY SUCCESSION CAUSE 2906 OF 2008 HK CHEMITEI, J OCTOBER 24, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ZAKAYO MUTURI CEGE ALIAS MUTURI CEGE (DECEASED) IN THE MATTER OF RUTH WANJA MUTURI ................................................................. 1ST APPLICANT SILAS CEGE MUTURI ..................................................................... 2ND APPLICANT RULING 1. In their application dated 11th November 2023 the Applicants are asking for orders that:(a) The grant issued on 14th April 2009 and confirmed on 30th January 2012 be retyped and issued. 2. The application is based on the grounds thereof and the sworn affidavit dated the same date by the Applicant Silas Cege Muturi. 3. The gist of the application is that the applicant and his mother Ruth Wanja Muturi are joined administrators of the estate of the deceased herein. The grant was issued to them on 14th April 2009 and confirmed on 30th January 2012. 4. The same are not however in the court records and they have therefore been unable to complete their administration exercise. Several efiorts have been made to no avail. 5. The court has perused its record and it is evident that on 30th January 2012 the court rendered itself thus: “ The grant made in this matter on 14th April 2009 is hereby confirmed as prayed. The estate be shared in accordance with the agreed mode of distribution.” https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/14339/eng@2024-10-24 1

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6. In view of the above I do find the application merited and the same is hereby allowed as prayed with no order as to costs. DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA VIDEO LINK AT NAIROBI THIS 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024. H K CHEMITEI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/14339/eng@2024-10-24 2

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