The family of the former Assistant Minister, Martin Shikuku, has urged President William Ruto to step in and expedite the legal proceedings that have hindered their access to the late politician's assets for eleven years.
Shikuku served as an Assistant Minister in the government of Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta in 1969.
Following a protracted battle with cancer, he died in 2012, leaving behind several properties including; a 100-acre piece of land in Kiminini, a three-bedroomed maisonette in Olympic Estate, Kibra.
Others included a four-bedroom house in Butere, another house in South C, two units in Oyster Apartments along Lavington's Riverside Drive, as well as undisclosed amounts of cash in various accounts in Kenya and abroad.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Shikuku's son, Emmanuel Noel Shikuku, questioned why the case had dragged for years without any progress.
"I've been in court for years, every time during the court proceedings, the prosecution will say that they did not file the documents in court which leads to the case being postponed for three or four months," he said.
"Another time, we were informed that the judge went on leave. This is the abuse of power. I'm talking to the President to help me."
The younger Shikuku promised to provide evidence regarding the corrupt loopholes in Kenya's judicial system if the president grants his request.
Emmanuel said that the evidence, would stem from the documents he has been collecting over the years during the times he frequented the court.
His sister, Lucia Shikuku, on the other hand, faulted her brothers, who live in Botswana, for prolonging the court cases by challenging the contents of the will in court.
"When we began the succession, I have elder brothers in Botswana who rejected the succession matter, saying that there is no will," she stated.
"Since we have the will and the marriage certificate of our mother, Dolorosa Achieng' Shikuku, we have no problem dividing the wealth with them."
She accused senior government officials for colluding with her brothers to allow them to gain access to some of the properties illegally. She insisted that the court process needs to be expedited for the succession matter to be resolved.
The case has been dragging for years over the control of Shikuku's wealth. A court order in 2012 had initially granted Emmanuel control over his father's assets.
However, days later, Justice Thande Mugure suspended the implementation of the order following claims from his brothers that Emmanuel had forged the will in his favour.
According to Emmanuel, Shikuku had one wife, Dolly Achieng and four children who were included in the will.
However, one of Emmanuel's brothers, Stephen Shikuku said in the court papers that Shikuku had three wives and had a larger family that was not indicated in the court documents.
