A Kirinyaga man’s large family has been left at the mercy of the court as it ruled to invalidate his Will.
The man of three wives and 21 children- nine sons and 12 daughters simply failed to get it signed by any witnesses.
“Though the deceased had signed the Will, the same was not attested by any witnesses, therefore the same cannot be considered as a valid Will. The alleged Will states how he wished the estate to be distributed,” Kirinyaga High Court judge Lucy Gitari ruled.
The judge said according to Section 11 of the Law of Succession Act, a valid Will should be attested to by two or more competent witnesses.
The judge further resolved a seven-year-old succession dispute in the estate of deceased, Munene Ngumi, pitting his three wives Loise Wairimu, Pasquelina Wanjiru and Judith Wangui together with their 21 children (nine sons and 12 daughters). The dispute involved the sharing of a 29-acre a piece of land and two plots in Wangu’ru market.