JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
[1] What is before the Court is an appeal from a ruling delivered by the High Court (Karanja J) in a succession cause in regard to an application lodged by Chebet Kimugai the appellant herein for revocation of a grant of letters of administration issued to Margaret Chepkiror Charito (the respondent herein) in respect of the estate of her late husband, Julius Charito Lopor (the deceased).
[2] During the hearing of the application the appellant sought revocation of the grant on the ground that the grant of letters of administration issued to the respondent was fraudulently obtained. At the heart of the dispute was property known as WESTPOKOT/SIYOI/288 (hereinafter referred to as the suit property). The suit property was listed as the only asset of the estate of the deceased. The appellant maintained that this was a misrepresentation as the rightful owner of the suit property was actually the appellant’s father, the late Kimugai Kiptum
[3] The appellant explained that …