REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISII SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. 586 OF 2012 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICK MAKORI MOMANYI (DECEASED) IN THE MATTER OF AMMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION OF GRANT AND IN THE MATTER OF LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT CAP 160 WENSLAUS ONGOA MOMANYI ..................... PETITIONER/APPLICANT RULING 1. Before me is a Notice of Motion dated 8/5/2026. In the Application, the Petitioner/Applicant seeks the following prayers: a) That the Applicant Wenslaus Ongoa Momanyi to hold for himself and in trust for other beneficiaries namely, the Estate of Josephine Mokiera Makori, the Estate of Winfred Onyoni Onchoke, Thomas Obungu Momanyi and Bernard Nyaboke Matundura. b) That the amended certificate of grant confirmed on 16th December, 2025 and issued on 16th February, 2026 be amended/rectified on account that the two beneficiaries the late Josephine Mokeira Makori and Late Winfred Onyoni Onchoke respectively were erroneously indicated as the Estate of Josephine Mokeira and the Estate of Onyoni Onchoke, omitting their third names. SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. 586 OF 2012 RULING 1|Page
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2. The Application is based on the grounds on the face of it and the supporting Wenslaus Ongoa Momanyi sworn on18th May, 2025. 3. Having carefully perused the application and its supporting affidavit and the annexture, the court finds the same has merit. The application is, therefore, allowed. Dated, signed and virtually delivered via Ms. Teams this 31st day of July 2026. Hon. P. K. Rotich JUDGE SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. 586 OF 2012 RULING 2|Page
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