Woman at the centre of freedom fighter's Kubai estate row now faces forgery charges

NAIROBI, KENYA: The 18-year-old former freedom fighter's estate succession battle has taken a new twist with the woman who he allegedly left with all his property being charged with forgery.

Christina Gakuhi, a woman who is alleged to have been the wife of the late Fred Kubai and entrusted with the latter's property was Wednesday arraigned before the Chief Magistrate's court facing five counts of forgery. The charges include falsifying a hand-written will that was the source of 18 years of an epic court battle between Ms Gakuhi and the children of the former freedom fighter's other four wives.