In re Estate of Johana Kesioli Maina Johana alias Johana Kesiele Maina (Deceased) (Succession Cause E031 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 10261 (KLR) (16 July 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10261 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT BOMET SUCCESSION CAUSE E031 OF 2025 JK NG'ARNG'AR, J JULY 16, 2025 IN THE ESTATE OF JOHANA KESIOLI MAINA JOHANA ALIAS JOHANA KESIELE MAINA (DECEASED) BETWEEN MARYLINE CHELANGAT ..................................................................... APPLICANT AND LUDIA KESIOLI ............................................................................. 1ST RESPONDENT DAVID ROTICH ........................................................................... 2ND RESPONDENT CHARLES ROTICH ..................................................................... 3RD RESPONDENT WALTER ROTICH ........................................................................ 4TH RESPONDENT GRACE KESIOLI ........................................................................... 5TH RESPONDENT GEOFRY ROTICH ........................................................................ 6TH RESPONDENT FRANKLINE ROTICH ................................................................ 7TH RESPONDENT RULING 1. This is a ruling to the application herein dated 17th April, 2025. It seeks the following prayers:1. Spent 2. That pending the hearing and determination of this application interpartes this court be pleased to summon chief Kiptulwo Location one Edwin Tobon to appear before this court and explain why he refused to issue chief’s letter listing all beneficiaries of the estate to the Petitioner/Applicant herein for purposes of succession. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/10261/eng@2025-07-16 1
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3. That the court be pleased to allocate five (5) acres in Kericho/Kipsonoi S.S/81to the Petitioner/ Applicant herein to stay in pending the issuance and confirmation of the grant in the petition herein. 4. Costs 5. Further orders 2. I have looked at the application which is not opposed but I cannot issue wholesale prayers as prayed. I only issue prayer (2) of the application. The other prayers can only proceed after the issues are determined on merit. 3. It will be premature to proceed and grant the orders at this stage. The Applicant to pursue the second prayer and therefore take a mention date where the chief will seek to offer the explanation needed. 4. This matter may then be mentioned on 29th September, 2025 for further orders. RULING DELIVERED, DATED AND SIGNED AT BOMET THIS 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2025. ................................. HON. JULIUS K. NG’ARNG’AR JUDGE 16/7/2025 https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/10261/eng@2025-07-16 2
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