Multi-billion estate row: why the 19 potential heirs to Jonathan Moi must face DNA screening
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Ms Sylvia Toroitich Moi, one of the widows of Jonathan Moi holding the portrait of her husband at their home in Kabimoi Farm in Eldama Ravine on April 21, 2019.
High Court has cleared the way for DNA testing of 19 beneficiaries of the late Jonathan Toroitich Moi’s estate, rejecting an application to suspend the process.
The court clarified that DNA is not the final word on inheritance; under the Law of Succession Act, adopted children and dependants can still qualify for a share.
The paternity row erupted after allegations emerged that former President Daniel Moi’s will stipulated only his biological bloodline should inherit his multi-billion shilling fortune.
The High Court has declined to suspend a ruling ordering that DNA tests be conducted on the children of late President Daniel Moi’s eldest son, Jonathan Toroitich, in a succession battle.
The court had ordered the test be conducted on all 19 beneficiaries of the estate of the late Jonathan last year.
