In re Estate of Cosmas Olima Raburu – Deceased [2023] KEHC 25672 (KLR)

In re Estate of Cosmas Olima Raburu – Deceased (Succession Cause 322 of 1996) [2023] KEHC 25672 (KLR) (21 November 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 25672 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Succession Cause 322 of 1996

RE Aburili, J

November 21, 2023

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF COSMAS OLIMA RABURU – DECEASED AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY PAMELA AKOTH OLIMA

Ruling

1. This cause was filed in 1996 and a grant issued on March 17, 1997 to Pamela Akoth Olima to administer the estate of the deceased Cosmas Olima Raburu.

2. No efforts have been made to have that grant confirmed. The grant effectively became inoperational and useless. The same was revoked and annulled on the court’s own motion on August 12, 2015. The attempt to revive the revoked grant was made but no efforts were made to prosecute the application meaning the applicant has never been serious with the administration of the estate of the deceased which then makes this court have excessive backlog. The proceedings herein have been lying in this court for twentysix years which is not a short period of time.

3. Any person interested in the estate of the deceased Cosmas Olima Raburu is therefore at liberty to petition for a fresh grant of representation as the court cannot revive the revoked grant.

4. This file is closed.

5. I so order.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023. R. E. ABURILIJUDGE