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Case Law[2018] KEKC 20Kenya

In re Estate of Hamida Ahmed Silayi – Deceased (Succession Cause 7 of 2018) [2018] KEKC 20 (KLR) (25 April 2018) (Judgment)

Kadhi's Court of Kenya

Judgment

**_REPUBLIC OF KENYA_** **_IN THE KADHI’S COURT AT MALINDI_** **_KADHI’S SUCCESSION NO. 7 OF 2018_** **IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAMIDA AHMED SILAYI – DECEASED** **AND** **JUWEIRIYA UMILKHEIR SILAYI …………………………PETITIONER** **_JUDGMENT_** This is a succession matter regarding estate of the deceased Hamida Ahmed Silayi on the 19th Feb, 2018. Her prayer is that the deceased legal heirs be allowed to own what is left by their deceased mother and also be allowed to make improvements on the said property at Riyadha Lamu – plot No. 731. It is the house without land. This court confirms that the deceased legal heirs are as follows:- 1\. Swabra Nanga’yo Silayi holder of ID/Card no: xxxx (daughter) 2\. Juweiriya Umilkheir Silayi holder of ID/Card no: xxxx (daughter) 3\. Tashrifa Otenyo Silayi holder of ID/Card no: xxxx (daughter) 4\. Swabir Silayi holder of ID/Card no: xxxx (son) 5\. Ramla Badawy Silayi holder of ID/Card no: xxxx (daughter) The distribution of the house standing on plot No. 731 situated at Riyadha is vested to the deceased rightful heirs as follows: a) Swabra Nanga’yo Silayi to get 1/6 which is 16.6675% b) Juweiriya Ummilkheir Silayi to get 1/6 which is 16.6675% c) Tashrifa Otenyo Silayi to get 1/6 which is 16.6675% d) Swabir Silayi to get 1/3 which is 33.3325% e) Ramla Badawy Silayi to get 1/6 which is 16.6675% The relevant authorities/trustees at Riyadha Lamu to effect the transfer of the above mentioned house on plot No. 731 to the above mentioned heirs as stated above. **Dated and delivered at Malindi this 25 th day of April, 2018.** **SIGNED** **HON. SALIM S. MOHAMED** **PRINCIPAL KADHI** **MALINDI.** In the presence of:- 1\. Court Assistant – Abdulhakim B. Abdalla 2\. Petitioner – Juweiriya Umilkheir 3\. Sheikh Abdulrahman Ahmed Badawy – Uncle to the petitioner

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