The grandson of former President Daniel Moi has now petitioned court seeking Sh30 million to foot his bills.
Collins Kibet Toroitich wants court to order the administrator of his grandfather’s vast estate to pay the money as they await the outcome of an inheritance case.
Kibet had moved to court accusing Zehrabhanu Janmohammed of a plot to disinherit him. Senior Counsel Janmohammed is the executrix of Moi’s vast empire.
ibet told court that his grandfather was worth over Sh300 billion.
Through lawyer Pearlyne Omamo, Kibet says he is under extreme financial distress and is living on handouts from well-wishers.
In an affidavit filed in court on April 7, Kibet said the inheritance case was fixed for directions on July 19, a time he argues is too far because payment of his bills is overdue.
“July 19 is too far off noting that there is a looming deadline from the applicant’s former landlord to pay his outstanding rent of Sh200,702 by April 19,” the affidavit reads.
Kibet said he is an orphan. His father Jonathan Kipkemboi Moi died in 2019 after the mother passed away two years earlier. Jonathan was Moi’s eldest son.
In his will, also filed in court, President Moi shared his assets equally among his five sons and in the case of the sons’ death, as in the case of Jonathan, their children would be bequeathed.
Moi’s sons include Jonathan Kipkemboi, Raymond, John Mark, Philip and Gideon.
Kibet is demanding, among others, an accurate inventory of Moi’s assets and liabilities and revocation of the powers given to lawyer Janmohammed to manage Moi’s estate.