Two brothers have lodged a legal suit challenging the validity of the will left by their father and the late Nyeri tycoon, Stephen Wangondu.
Wangondu, accused of hiring hit men to assassinate his other son, Daniel Mwangi, left a Ksh500 million estate, 20 high-end cars including Range Rovers, a petrol station and large tracts of land.
The sons, his only heirs, want another suit filed by the estate administrator thrown out, claiming that it abused the court's due process.
Wangondu's sons also persuaded the court to issue orders preserving the vast estate left by the deceased. They argued that there was a deliberate attempt by the administrators to forge signatures in a bid to bequeath them.
"We believe the signature appearing on the will and codicil are not true signatures and instead are fraudulent and weak attempts of forgery of the deceased signatures," the two stated.
At the centre of the dispute are a fleet of 20 motor vehicles, including Range Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers and other models. Wangondu also left business premises in different parts of the country which were said to be generating monthly rental incomes.
Besides a petrol station, the deceased had also invested in agriculture owning tea farms, banana plantations and fish farming.
The two brothers want their father's assets protected and reserved as his case proceeds in court.
"Pending the hearing and determination of the suit, all proceeds from the property forming the estate of Wangondu should be deposited in a joint interest-earning account in the name of Mworia and a representative from the respondents," they stated.
Further, they urged the court to issue restraining orders preventing any person from meddling and, in particular, alienating, transferring, disposing of or appropriating any part of Wangondu's estate.
To avert any other battles, the office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was ordered to be furnished will all documents and details of the succession row.
DCI maintained that the case is still under active investigation pending hearing. Meanwhile the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) confirmed that the murder case would continue despite the tycoon's demise.
