PURITY NDIRANGU V. ANTHONY KARANJA, DORIS M. WANJIRU KINUTHIA & AMOS KINUTHIA GITAU

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. On 25^th January, 2005 the High Court (Koome, J.) (as she then was), revoked the grant of letters of administration intestateand all the consequential transactions effected pursuant to the grant. The grant had been issued to Purity Mugure Ndirangu (the appellant herein) and Charles Mukiri. The grant was in respect of the estate of Evanson Mburu Muiru, (herein after referred to as the deceased). The court then issued a new grant to Anthony Karanja (1^stappellant) and Purity Mugure Ndirangu. The court further directed the two administrators to file an application for confirmation of the grant.

2. The reason for the revocation of the initial grant was that there had been material concealment and misrepresentation when the grant was issued and confirmed. The administrators failed to disclose that Anthony Karanja was a son of the deceased and was therefore entitled to a portion of the deceased’s estate as a beneficiary.

3. Before the revocation of the initial grant the …