‘Stepson’ demanding share of Meru’s richest man

Former President Mwai Kibaki and the late Stephen Mutai M'Imanyara(circled).

The widow of Meru tea tycoon Stephen Mutai M’Imanyara, who died in January 2018, has been given a nod by the High Court to decide how to distribute her late husband’s vast fortune.

The widow, Honesty Kanyua Manyara, was last month appointed the sole administrator of the estate with interests sweeping across tea plantations and brokerage, agricultural holdings, land, bank accounts, shares and properties, including residential houses and flats in Nairobi, Mombasa, Isiolo, Ngong and Meru.