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Ex-Finance minister’s succession battle drags on 39 years later

The late Finance minister James Gichuru's [File, Standard]

The family of former powerful minister James Gichuru is embroiled in a bitter tussle over the management and sharing of his vast estate 39 years after his death.

At the time the former Finance minister died on August 10, 1982, he had no Will. He, however, left land shares estimated to be worth tens of millions, to his wife and children to share. The properties listed include six prime properties in Muthaiga.

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