BETTY NANJALA WAMALWA & ANOR
V.
JOHN WERE CHIBAYWA W. SUMBULE & ANOR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

[1] The two appellants’ appeal from the Ruling of the High Court (S.M. Githinji, J.) dated 28^th October, 2015 dismissing summons for the revocation of the grant of letters of administration in respect of the estate of Hezron Wamalwa Sumbule, who died intestate on 29^th August, 2014.

[2] On 5^th September, 2014, the two respondents filed Succession Cause No. 217 of 2014 at the High Court Kitale for grant of letters of administration intestate to the estate of the deceased. The petition indicates that the two respondents are sons of the deceased and that the deceased was survived by three widows, Priscillah Nato Wamalwa (1^st widow), who had eight sons and five daughters; Jeridah Mulongo Wamalwa (2^nd widow), who had four sons and two daughters and Betty Nanjala Wamalwa (3^rd widow) who had three sons and seven daughters. The 1^st appellant is the 3^rd widow while the 2^nd appellant is a son of the 2^nd widow. The 1^st respondent is a son of the 1^st widow while the 2^nd respond…