From left: The late Jonathan’s wife Sylvia Toroitich, daughter Barbra Jonathan, Jonathan’s Sister Doris Elizabeth, family friend Mary Mengech and Elizabeth Kimkung at Lee Funeral Home in April
One of the widows to late Jonathan Moi is blaming Baringo senator Gideon Moi for sidelining her in in a fight over who should be listed as the administrator of deceased’s estate,according to a close family member.
Beatrice Mbuli Kipkemboi Moi, is accusing the first wife Sylvia Jonathan Moi of misrepresenting her and the entire family of the deceased.
She claimed that the first wife had alleged that they would jointly administer the estate of their deceased husband.Sylvia issaid to be close to Gideon.
In court papers ,who gives her names as Beatrice Mbuli Kipkemboi Moi claims, she was married to the deceased in accordance with the Akamba Customary Law on July 17, 1998.
Mbuli states they had two children of whom he used to take care of until his death.
Mbuli states in her affidavit, on June 27, 2018, they agreed that the three wives would jointly apply for letters of administration of estate on behalf of their respective households read children.
According to Mbuli,with her co-wives,they did not obtain the consent of all the persons holding an equal or higher priority to the grant including his children and herself prior to institution of the proceedings.
Mbuli is further accusing the petitioners of intentionally and willfully omitting her and her children from the list of beneficiaries of the estate of the deceased thus
disinheriting her family.
”That the petitioners have obtained the letter from the area chief indicating the deceased had only one wife and her children, a fact she knew to be false,” the court papers read.
The third wife, Faith Milkah Nyambura Mburu, has filed a court case against Mbuli and Sylvia claiming exclusion from matters relating to the estate of the late Jonathan Moi.
According to Faith,Mbuli and Sylvias have sidelined the objector and her children from participating in the affairs which relate to the estate of the deceased.