A battle for a prime piece of land in Nairobi is threatening to split the family of the former Kathiani MP Wavinya Ndeti.
The two factions of the family are said to be interpreting court orders to suit their side of the story.
At the center of the conflict are two court decisions upon which the two factions are clinging.
One of the sides of the family argues that a court order is being disregarded in the ongoing subdivision.
Surviving wives and children of five brothers Patrick Mutheke, Julius Kiilu, Peter Nzuki (Wavinya’s father), Harrison Mulili and Alifonce Nthiwua, warned those who were sub-dividing the land opposite the Mlolongo weighbridge on Mombasa Road.
They noted that the individuals were doing so in contravention of a 2014 Court of Appeal ruling.
However, the family of the youngest brother, Kivuto Ndeti, which was accused of subdividing the land claimed that it was given administration rights by the high court in 2018.
The 100-acre plot, which members of the Ndeti family value at abut Ksh1 billion, has been a bone of contention for years since the late 1970s.
On January 21, 2014, High Court Judge Justice William Musyoka offered a grant to Cecilia Situmai Ndeti, the widow of Professor Kivuto, and her son Kyende Ndeti a number of properties among them the Mlolongo parcel.
But in a twist, the Court of Appeal gave an order on July 11, 2014, barring any transaction on the same piece of land.
Justice Margaret Muigai on June 21, 2018, delivered a ruling on behalf of Justice Musyoka where the court saw no reason to quash the grant despite the Court of Appeal ruling which has never been contested.
The families of the elder brothers stated that Kivuto had stretched them to the limit and they decided to fight back and get what rightfully belonged to them before it is too late.
