Revealed: How Kibaki shared his wealth

Kenya's third President the late Mwai Kibaki was no doubt a wealthy man having served in the elective leadership for decades.

Though the value of his wealth remains a mystery to date, details of how he shared his health have emerged.

In a will that he wrote in 2016, just three years after he handed instruments of power to former President Uhuru Kenyatta, It has emerged that the late Kibaki shared his wealth among his children equally.

In the will, he appointed his children Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai and Anthony Githinji as executors.

Kibaki's special request in the will was an equal distribution of estates and cash in any bank to his children.

The former president further directed all his personal effects including papers to be bequeathed to the Mwai Kibaki foundation.

According to Kibaki's will, he ordered that his children receive  benefits from a certain asset.

He however locked out any of their spouses from inheriting a portion of his wealth.

"Following my own death then any direct blood descendants of theirs (but not any spouse or life partner) shall receive their parent's benefit, if more than one in equal shares," quoted the will.

However, the former president's net worth has not been disclosed.

But even as the details of the will emerge, two people have come out to claim to be Kibaki's children.

In court papers, JNL claims to be Kibaki's eldest daughter.

JNL claims that she was born when her mother and Kibaki were students in London.

In her application before the family court, she argued that her consent was not sought before succession papers were filed at the court.

Jacob Mwai who also claims to be Kibaki's son wants to be included in the share of his wealth.

This follows a gazette notice that was published for anyone challenging the will.

Kibaki served as the third president of the Republic of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.

He died in April 2022 and was buried at his home in Othaya, Nyeri county. 

Kibaki is survived by four children.