All templatesREPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KIAMBU
SUCCESSION CAUSE NO. H.C. ______ OF 20____
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN KAMAU NJOROGE (DECEASED)
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION INTESTATE
We, Mary Wanjiku Kamau, of P.O. Box 55-00900, Kiambu and Peter Njoroge Kamau, of P.O. Box 55-00900, Kiambu, HEREBY PETITION this Honourable Court for a grant of letters of administration intestate of the estate of the above-named John Kamau Njoroge who died on the 2nd day of March 2026 AND SAY as follows:
1. The deceased died intestate domiciled in Kenya.
2. We present this petition in our respective capacities: Mary Wanjiku Kamau as the widow of the deceased; Peter Njoroge Kamau as the son of the deceased.
Succession & Probate
Petition for Grant of Probate / Letters of Administration template (Kenya)
What it is for
Petition for Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration (Cap 160).
The Kenyan law it follows
- Law of Succession Act Cap 160
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