Peter Mbugua, the widower of freedom fighter Wambui Otieno has moved to court to challenge his late wife’s will.
In court papers filed at Milimani Law Court, Mbugua wants Wambui’s will reviewed, arguing that she was mentally unwell when she wrote it.
“The deceased did not have the necessary mental capacity to know what she was doing at the time of making the will due to illness,” he argues.
Mbugua alleges that Wambui did not share her wealth to him sufficiently as she only wrote that he will own at least one car, a Toyota G-Touring. He says a Toyota Harrier was given to one of her daughters, while it was registered under his name when Wambui purchased it.
Wambui shared her entire wealth including cars, houses and cash among her 10 children and eight grandchildren. Daughter Gladwell Otieno and sons Jairus Ougo and Fredrick Munyua inherited her house in Nairobi’s Karen estate.
The Upper Matasia residence where she was buried and had wanted her first husband SM Otieno buried, was given to Jane Nunga and Lewis Waiyaki, her will shows.
The relationship between Wambui and Mbugua hit the headlines in July 2003 when they held a civil wedding at Sheria house and later got married in church. At the time, Mbugua was 25 years old, while Wambui was 67.
Their engagement raised criticism with many claiming that the former stonemason was only after Wambui’s wealth, but Mbugua rubbished the claims, saying he was in love with her.
Mbugua’s mother, who was 53 years old then, refused to acknowledge Wambui as her daughter-in-law, while Wambui’s daughters boycotted the wedding. They were unhappy that their mother was tying the knot to a man 42 years younger than her. Mbugua is said to have dumped her fiancée before marrying Wambui.
Mbugua’s mother passed away a few days after the wedding. Wambui’s first husband was the late S M Otieno, a prominent Luo lawyer.
Wambui died on August 30, 2011.
“The Upper Matasia …
“The Upper Matasia residents”? Who is proofreading this articles lately? Full of errors. You better not delete my comment coz i took a screen shot of it.
Really? What kind of news is…
Really? What kind of news is this? What kind of journalism is this? Have we reduced our country to reading individual’s wills? Please!Is our country all about fights for money? Journalism has stopped so low in Kenya, it is about to have no value. We have more than 40 million Kenyans and we are reading individual’s wills on a daily basis. Who inherited what. God help Kenya!!;
Mbugua says “The deceased…
Mbugua says “The deceased did not have the necessary mental capacity to know what she was doing at the time of making the will due to illness,” Then there is Possibility of the SAME Argument that: Wambui was NOT in her Right mind when she MARRIED him. A Win-Win situation; between a Rock and a Hard place.
@ guest 1, Ithink these are…
@ guest 1, Ithink these are some of the legalese that came out later. I hardly doubt that Mbugua was thinking that his wife was not in her right mind when she married him- apoor man.What basis do you make this assumption? Age difference?
More importantly is the new law that lets spouses keep what they brought in to the marriage.Mbugua should keep what he brought in the marriage,and if they built any assets in marriage,then he gets 50% of that.
Using your own argument, the courts must have found the two of sound mind to marry.Unless you are implying that in Kenya that does not apply. I think you have to be of sound to marry,or divorce.
Money guides the society…
Money guides the society. Everything is about money money money. Flashes of diapora remittances, poisonous sugar, family wills, small time politics etc all driven home by journalists who are in dire need of re-education as their shallow news is all tabloid starting with the nation down to mwakilishi.
Was it necessary to say Mr…
Was it necessary to say Mr. Otieno was a Luo lawyer. It would have been more pertinent to state if he was a crimial,or civil laweyer,and them specify his speciality. My two cents
How low can the “New African…
How low can the “New African” go? A grandmother marrying her grandson or a grandfather marrying his granddaughter age wise?
Sometimes it just happens,…
Sometimes it just happens, and you can’t help it. When my wife quit after thirty seven years of marriage, I was looking to marry a mature lady of at least fifty. But any that I approached gave me the cold shoulder and when I finally succeeded, guess what? She was thirty two and very pretty, the same age as my last born with the”quitter” ex-wife. I am not complaining though.
Now that he is the father of…
Now that he is the father of those kids older that him, but he stood with Wambui to the end, he deserves a share equal to each of Wambui’s children. But if Wambui was the Male and Mbugua the female, she would get half of the wealth as a co wife. Men are not lucky.
Is it acceptable that Mbugua…
Is it acceptable that Mbugua takes one of Wambui’s daughters into marriage? That way he will fight for his share from within. After all, the age gap will definitely close from 42 to say 20.
Is it acceptable that Mbugua…
Is it acceptable that Mbugua takes one of Wambui’s daughters into marriage? That way he will fight for his share from within. After all, the age gap will definitely close from 42 to say 20.