The founder of City Hopper Bus Company and former Juja Member of Parliament (MP) who also served as joint government chief whip the late George Thuo, might not have had bank accounts. This is according to his widow Judy Wamaitha.
According to an inventory filed by Ms Wamaitha through Njoroge Regeru and Company Advocates on Thuo’s Sh200 Million estate, none of his cars, other properties and bank accounts was listed as part of his vast multi-million estate.
Wamaitha indicated that Thuo’s estate was only worth Sh200 million and comprised of parcels of land and shares in local companies.
She indicated that Thuo had invested in Nairobi, Thika, Kiambu and Machakos and had also poured his money in shares such as 9,500 in Redline Limited, 950 Mikwika Investment Limited, Stalton 50 and Fanaka Merchants Limited 4.
The wife of the former Juja MP together with her son Ian Gichuhi are managing the late Thuo’s estate on behalf of the deceased's two daughters, Njeri and Ciru - who are still minors.
Wamaitha can however still go back to court to include her late husband’s properties if she discovers other properties that belonged to her husband but were not included in the initial inventory.
Thuo collapsed at Porkies Club in Thika before he was rushed to a nursing home then transferred to the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi where he was pronounced dead on November 18, 2013.
He was at the forefront during former President Mwai Kibaki’s campaign in 2007 and recognised as an influential figure in the transport sector.
The former Juja MP was the first Government Chief Whip to be “whipped” off his powers following a successful election petition by his rival William Kabogo that challenged his election in 2007 as Juja MP.
He had no liabilities at the time of his death.
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