Akwero Juliana and Okeny Geoffrey v Okot Jalon (Miscellaneous Application No. 6 of 2025)

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The court granted a limited one-year renewal of letters of administration despite finding the administrators' efforts at rendering inventory and accounts merely token. The administrators were given three months to submit inventory of property and credits and one year to submit full accounts, recognizing family consent and the interests of beneficiaries while emphasizing administrators' fiduciary duties.

Outcome

Letters of administration renewed for one year with strict timelines for filing inventory and accounts

Facts

Letters of administration were originally granted to the applicants on 5th December 2019 in respect of the estate of the late Okot Jalon. The administrators were required to file inventory within six months (by 4th June 2020) and render accounts within one year (by 4th December 2020). The applicants failed to comply with these requirements. Mrs. Akwero Juliana, the widow of the deceased, stated that she had been pursuing administration of the estate, identifying both titled and untitled properties, some of which had not been transferred into the decedent's name. A family resolution of 10th September 2025 authorized the application. The original grant had been issued over five years earlier, and the statutory three-year tenure established by the 2022 amendment to the Succession Act had lapsed on 31st May 2025.

Issues

1. Whether the court should renew letters of administration originally granted on 5th December 2019.
2. Whether the court should extend time for the administrators to file the required inventory and accounts of the estate.

Orders

• Application succeeds.
• Letters of administration extended for a period of one year expiring on 19th November 2026.
• Administrators shall file inventory of property and credits within three months expiring on 19th February 2026.
• Applicants to meet their own costs of the application.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (4)

• Civil Procedure Act Cap. 282 s.98
• Succession Act Cap. 268 s.273(1)
• Succession Act Cap. 268 s.337(2)
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 52 Rules 1, 2 and 3

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