RULING
The applicant, Fatuma Waithira Kamandura has brought a Motion under the old rule 99 sub rule 2 and 3 (this is currently rule 102 of The Court of Appeal Rules, 2022) and Section 3A and 3B of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act praying that she, being the legal representative of the deceased appellant Zuhura Wangari Omari alias Zuhura Wangare Kamandura be made a party to the appeal in place of the deceased appellant. She also prays that the appeal be revived. In grounds in support of the Motion and in a supporting affidavit she says that the deceased (appellant) died on 25th May, 2020 during the COVID-19 period when Court operations had been suspended; that she petitioned for grant of letters of administration on 22nd January, 2021 but that petition was filed in the wrong court; that a petition was later filed in the correct court and a grant of letters of administration was eventually made on 25th April, 2023 but the appeal had abated on 25th May, 2021. Further, that delay…