CONFIRMATION OF GRANT
Introduction and Background
1. Before the Court is the Summons for Confirmation of Grant dated 7th July 2026 seeking confirmation of the Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 to Dorcas Karimi and Michael Willie Nzile .
2. The Court has considered the Summons, the supporting affidavit, the consent to confirmation executed by the beneficiaries, the list of the assets comprising the estate, and the proposed mode of distribution set out in paragraph 5 of the supporting affidavit.
Analysis and Determination
3. The original Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 forms part of the court record. The statutory period prescribed under section 71 of the Law of Succession Act has long elapsed.
4. The Court is satisfied that the deceased was survived by Dorcas Karimi , Alex Musyoki Kiilu and Gillans Munene Kiilu , and that the beneficiaries have consented to the proposed mode of distribution. No protest or objection has been filed against the confirmation of the grant.
5. The supporting affidavit identifies the assets comprising the estate and proposes that the estate be distributed equally amongst the beneficiaries identified therein. The Court is satisfied that the proposed distribution reflects the agreement of the beneficiaries and there is no legal impediment to its adoption.
6. Having considered all the material placed before it, the Court finds the application to be merited.
Orders
7. The Summons for Confirmation of Grant dated 7th July 2026 is hereby allowed.
8. The Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 is hereby confirmed.
9. The estate shall devolve in accordance with the mode of distribution set out in paragraph 5 of the supporting affidavit filed in support of the summons.
10. A Certificate of Confirmation of Grant shall issue accordingly.
11. Each party shall bear their own costs.
It is so ordered.
Introduction and Background
1. Before the Court is the Summons for Confirmation of Grant dated 7th July 2026 seeking confirmation of the Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 to Dorcas Karimi and Michael Willie Nzile .
2. The Court has considered the Summons, the supporting affidavit, the consent to confirmation executed by the beneficiaries, the list of the assets comprising the estate, and the proposed mode of distribution set out in paragraph 5 of the supporting affidavit.
Analysis and Determination
3. The original Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 forms part of the court record. The statutory period prescribed under section 71 of the Law of Succession Act has long elapsed.
4. The Court is satisfied that the deceased was survived by Dorcas Karimi , Alex Musyoki Kiilu and Gillans Munene Kiilu , and that the beneficiaries have consented to the proposed mode of distribution. No protest or objection has been filed against the confirmation of the grant.
5. The supporting affidavit identifies the assets comprising the estate and proposes that the estate be distributed equally amongst the beneficiaries identified therein. The Court is satisfied that the proposed distribution reflects the agreement of the beneficiaries and there is no legal impediment to its adoption.
6. Having considered all the material placed before it, the Court finds the application to be merited.
Orders
7. The Summons for Confirmation of Grant dated 7th July 2026 is hereby allowed.
8. The Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate issued on 12th October 2015 is hereby confirmed.
9. The estate shall devolve in accordance with the mode of distribution set out in paragraph 5 of the supporting affidavit filed in support of the summons.
10. A Certificate of Confirmation of Grant shall issue accordingly.
11. Each party shall bear their own costs.
It is so ordered.