Details of Mwai Kibaki's Will Being Contested in Court

Kenya's third president, the late President Mwai Kibaki.jpg
Kenya's third president, the late President Mwai Kibaki.
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New details have emerged regarding Kenya's third President, the late Mwai Kibaki, will that is being contested in Court.

Without revealing the value of his wealth, Kibaki, who signed the will in December 2016, bequeathed his entire estate to his children and specifically ruled out any of their spouses from benefitting from it.

He directed that his four children would get equal shares of the estate to be managed by a holding company.

The benefits include assets, cash in the bank, identified amounts of money or identified assets as well as all his personal effects.

Jacob Ocholla Mwai who claims to be late President Mwai Kibaki's son.
Jacob Ocholla Mwai who claims to be late President Mwai Kibaki's son.
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"Following my death then any direct blood descendants of theirs (but not any spouse or life partner) shall receive their parent's benefit if more than one in equal shares," reads the will in part.

The four children are Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai and Anthony Githinji.

In August 2022, the estate published a Gazette notice seeking any individuals to challenge the will and it attracted two conestors including JNL and Jacob Ocholla.

In court papers, Ocholla, 62, argues that he is the first born child of the late former President and wants an equal share of the property.

He argued that Kibaki had, initially, acknowledged him as being his biological offspring.

“That the Citor (Ocholla Mwai) has attempted to reach out to the Citees (Kibaki Children) multiple times but his efforts have not been successful.

"The Citor is afraid that the Citees might proceed with the succession process without involving him and he might be left out of the estate of the deceased despite him being entitled to the share of the estate,” a suit filed on his behalf reads.

Another individual code-named JNL also filed a suit claiming that she is Kibaki's daughter sired in 1961 when the late Head of State cohabited with her mother in the UK.

“The applicant being a daughter and beneficiary in the estate is very apprehensive that she stands to have all her inheritance rights under the constitution infringed upon unless she is supplied with all the relevant pleadings and supporting documents,” she explained in court papers.

Kibaki passed away in April 2022 aged 90 years.

Jimmy Kibaki speaking during the State Funeral of late former President Mwai Kibaki at Nyayo Sports Center on Friday April 29, 2022.
Jimmy Kibaki speaking during the State Funeral of late former President Mwai Kibaki at Nyayo Sports Center on Friday, April 29, 2022.
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