In re Estate of Lucy Muthoni Kariuki – Deceased [2025] KEHC 9649 (KLR)

In re Estate of Lucy Muthoni Kariuki – Deceased (Family Miscellaneous Civil Case E023 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 9649 (KLR) (23 June 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 9649 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kiambu

Family Miscellaneous Civil Case E023 of 2025

DO Chepkwony, J

June 23, 2025

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE LUCY MUTHONI KARIUKI – (DECEASED)

Ruling

1. The Applicant filed Amended Summons dated 22nd May, 2025 seeking transfer of Kiambu MCSUCC. No.E052 if 2025 to Limuru Senior Principal Magistrate Court for hearing and determination. The Applicant holds that the deceased died in Limuru, most of her assets are situated there and they inadvertently filed the suit here in Kiambu which lacks territorial jurisdiction and thus seeks the court to transfer the same.

2. When the matter came up in court the Applicant informed the court that he had served the application on 19th May, 2025 and filed an Affidavit of Service on the same day. The court has gone through the Case Tracking System and finds that there is proof of Affidavit of Service. It therefore directs an Affidavit of Service to be filed and availed in court for the court to proceed with further orders on the merits of the application. Mention on 30th June, 2025. It is so ordered.

RULING DELIVERED VIRTUALLY, DATED AND SIGNED AT KIAMBU THIS 23RD DAY OFJUNE , 2025. D. O. CHEPKWONYJUDGE