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ROSE WAKUTHI MWANGI NJUNU (SUING AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE FOR THE LATE JULIUS W MWANGI NJUNU)
V.
EDWARD KITHINJI & 2 OTHERS

(2019) JELR 95391 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Feb 2019 Kenya
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Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Appeal 194 of 2010
Judges:Milton Stephen Asike Makhandia, Agnes Kalekye Murgor, Stephen Gatembu Kairu
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Rose Wakuthi Mwangi Njunu (suing as administrator of the Estate for the late Julius W Mwangi Njunu) v. Edward Kithinji & 2 others [2019] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Introduction

1. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court (Kimaru, J) delivered on 14th October 2009 dismissing the appellant’s suit for nullification of the 1st respondent’s title to the property known as title number Nairobi/Block 99/244 Nairobi.

2. The suit giving rise to this appeal, was instituted by Rose Wakuthii Mwangi Njunu, the widow and one of the administrators of the estate of Julius W. Mwangi Njunu, deceased who died on 5th July 2005. Rose Wakuthii Mwangi Njunu died on 11th January 2016 during the pendency of this appeal. Robert Nguare Mwangi, who was administering the estate of Julius W. Mwangi Njunu jointly with Rose Wakuthii Mwangi Njunu, applied to the Court by an application filed on 26th September 2016, to be substituted as the appellant in place of Rose Wakuthii Mwangi and an order for substitution was duly granted by the Court. Consequently, for purposes of this judgment, “the appellant” refers to Robert Nguare Mwangi; “the deceased”…

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