In the Estate of SOITA AYUB WATEYA

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT BUNGOMA

SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. E010 OF 2024

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WETAYA SOITA NABUYOKA ALIAS WANJEYA WAMBATI ALIAS AYUB WATEYA SOITA …………………………………………..………………………...DECEASED

AND

EDWARD WEKESA WATEYA…………1^ST PETITIONER/APPLICANT

DAVID WEKESA NYONGESA

WATEYA………………………………..…2^ND PETITIONER/APPLICANT

AND

WILFRED SOITA…………………..…….………………….RESPONDENT

RULING

1. Edward Wekesa Wateya and David Wekesa Nyongesa Wateya are the petitioners/applicants in this succession cause No. E010/2024. The respondent is Wilfred Soita.
2. In application dated 14.6.2024 the applicants seek the following orders:
3. Spent
4. The court be pleased to review and set aside the orders issued on 12.6.2024 by the Deputy Registrar closing this file and thereby order for reopening of this succession cause.
5. The court be pleased to order the withdrawal and transfer of Succession Cause No. E162 of 2024 (Estate of Wetaya Soita Nabuyoka alias Wanjeya Wambati laias Ayub Wateya Soita) filed in the Chief Magistrate’s court, Bungoma to be consolidated with this case.
6. The costs of this application be provided for.
7. The application wasn’t opposed.  I have considered the application, supporting affidavit and oral submissions by the applicants  counsel. The only  asset of the deceased’s  estate is valued at a sum of Kshs. 50 million. A valuation report was tendered in Court by the applicants which indicates  that  the property is worth Kshs.50 million. The said  sum is beyond the monetary jurisdiction of the Chief Magistrate’s Court which is capped at Kshs.20 million 
8. Prayer No. 2 is granted as follows; the Deputy Registrar’s  order dated 12.6.2024 closing Succession Cause No. E010 of 2024 is hereby set aside and the said Cause is hereby reopened for hearing and determination in the High Court..
9.   Prayer No. 3 too  is granted as follows, Succession Cause No. E 162 OF 2024 shall be  transferred to the High Court and will be consolidated  with E010 OF 2024.
10. Costs shall be in the cause.

Dated, Signed and Delivered at BUNGOMA  this 24^th day of September, 2024.

R.E. OUGO

JUDGE

In the presence of:

Mr. Saul  Wasilwa                               - For the Applicant

Respondent                       - Absent

Wilkister                              C/A