Charles Karathe Kiarie, Thomas Wanyoike Wainaina & Kalang Enterprises v. Administrators of the Estate of John Wallace Mathare (Deceased), Administrators of the Estate of Dennis Waweru Rimui (Deceased), Administrators of the Estate of Joyse Wanja Gitau (Deceased) & George Hezron Mwaura

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

(Coram: Tunoi; Ibrahim; Ojwang; Wanjala and Njoki, SCJJ)

APPLICATION NO. 1 OF 2014

BETWEEN

1. CHARLES KARATHE KIARIE

2. THOMAS WANYOIKE WAINAINA.........................APPLICANTS

3. KALANG ENTERPRISES

AND

1. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN

WALLACE MATHARE (DECEASED

2. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF

DENNIS WAWERU RIMUI (DECEASED)....................RESPONDENTS

3. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF

JOYSE WANJA GITAU (DECEASED)

4. GEORGE HEZRON MWAURA

Being an application under Article 163(4)(b) of the Constitution for review of the

Court of Appeal’s decision (Kihara, Nambuye and Ouko JJ.A) delivered

on 13^th May, 2013 in Civil Application SUP No. 12 0f 2013 denying

leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.

RULING

A. INTRODUCTION

1. The application before this Court is by way of a Notice of Motion, dated 7^th February, 2014 and amended on 21^st May, 2014, under Rule 30(2) of the Supreme Court Rules, and Article 163(4)(a) of the Constitutio…