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In the matter of an application of Letters of Administration by Madina Nabachondwa Mustafa and Others (Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2024)

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex parte application for extension of Letters of Administration and amendment of grant to remove deceased administrator
Decision
Fresh Letters of Administration granted to surviving administrators for a period of two years

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Holding

Court extended Letters of Administration for two years where administrators demonstrated progress in estate management including property subdivision and obtained consent of 14 of 17 beneficiaries. Original grant revoked and fresh grant issued to surviving administrators after death of co-administrator Kiseka Ibrahim. Section 341(4) permits extension where reasonable cause shown. Section 234(2)(d) permits revocation where grant becomes inoperative through circumstances including death of administrator.

Outcome

Fresh Letters of Administration granted to surviving administrators for a period of two years

Facts

Letters of Administration for the estate of the late Kalema Mustafa Namunye were granted on 30 June 2020 to five administrators including Kiseka Ibrahim. The grant expired on 22 May 2022. The administrators made progress in managing the estate including subdividing titled land properties and obtaining certificates of title in their names, but could not complete final inventory before expiry. Kiseka Ibrahim died on 9 August 2024, rendering the original grant inoperative. Administrators obtained consent of 14 of 17 beneficiaries. Three consents were missing: one beneficiary (Kiseka Ibrahim) was deceased, one (Kalema Faridu) was incarcerated in China for fifteen years on drug trafficking charges, and one (Kakumba Hood) deliberately withheld consent. Administrators filed inventories on 17 April 2023 and 20 June 2024. Outstanding tasks included transferring registered properties to beneficiaries and redeeming shares in Kambuga Cooperative Society.

Issues

  1. Whether the Applicants have fulfilled the grounds for extension of the expired grant.
  2. Whether the grant should be revoked and a fresh grant issued to surviving Administrators.
  3. Whether the costs should be on the estate.

Orders

  • Letters of Administration vide Administration Cause No. 0065 of 2019 granted to Madiina Nabachondwa Mustafa, Katerega Hamza Mustafa, Nalwadda Kalema Fatma, Kalema Yahaya and Kiseka Ibrahim (deceased) are hereby revoked.
  • A fresh grant in respect of the Estate of the late Kalema Mustafa Namunye is hereby made to the surviving Administrators Madiina Nabachondwa Mustafa (widow), Kateregga Hamza Mustafa (son), Nalwadda Kalema Fatma (daughter) and Kalema Yahaya (son).
  • The grant shall remain in force for two years from the delivery of this Ruling.
  • No order as to costs since the matter is ex parte.

Rules and key headnotes

Extension of Letters of Administration — Requirements under Section 341(4)
A grant of Letters of Administration issued under Section 341(2) of the Succession Act may be extended for a reasonable period where the administrators demonstrate they have been actively managing the estate, have made good progress, and provide a reasonable explanation for not completing administration within the original period.
Extension of Letters of Administration — Consent of Beneficiaries
Section 259(3)(b)(ii) of the Succession Act requires administrators seeking extension to obtain consent of all beneficiaries, but where some consents cannot be obtained due to death of a beneficiary, incarceration abroad, or deliberate withholding to frustrate administration, the court may accept a reasonable explanation for missing consents and grant the extension.
Revocation of Letters of Administration — Death of Co-Administrator
Under Section 234(2)(d) of the Succession Act, Letters of Administration become inoperative and must be revoked where one of the joint administrators dies, as the grant has become useless through circumstances beyond the control of the surviving administrators.
Fresh Grant to Surviving Administrators
Section 234(5) of the Succession Act permits the court to grant fresh Letters of Administration to surviving co-administrators in the same process for revocation where the court determines they are fit and proper persons, having regard to their conduct in managing the estate during the currency of the earlier grant.

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In the matter of an application of Letters of Administration by Madina Nabachondwa Mustafa and Others (Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2024) [2025] UG
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