In re Estate of Odida Obiero Nyaidho alias Odida Obiero (Deceased) (Miscellaneous Succession Application 291 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 8039 (KLR) (9 June 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 8039 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KISUMU MISCELLANEOUS SUCCESSION APPLICATION 291 OF 2025 A MABEYA, J JUNE 9, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ODIDA OBIERO NYAIDHO ALIAS ODIDA OBIERO -(DECEASED) AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION JOHN OKUMU ODIDA - APPLICANT (From Original Kisumu Chief Magistrate Succession Cause No. E071 of 2025) RULING 1. I have considered the geographical jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Courts of Kisumu and Winam. I have also considered the constitutional imperative of access to justice under Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya. 2. In the exercise of the jurisdiction of this Court under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, Cap 21 Laws of Kenya, this file is hereby withdrawn from Kisumu Law Courts and transferred to Winam Law Courts for hearing and determination. The parties be notified. 3. Mention on 17/6/2025 before the Head of Station, Winam Law Courts for further directions. 4. This file is marked as closed. It is so ordered. DATED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. A. MABEYA, FCI, Arb JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/8039/eng@2025-06-09 1
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