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Nine years on, no end in sight for William Murgor family suit

The late William Murgor [File]

The High Court in Eldoret is set to rule on an application filed by eight children of the late William Murgor seeking to be enjoined in a succession case.

The eight beneficiaries sought to be enjoined in the case, which has been in court for nine years, as interested parties, and their affidavits adopted and admitted by the court.

The eight include Matthews, Veronica, Collins, Florence, Robert, Jennifer, Mark and Margaret Murgor. Their other sibling, Enid Murgor, sued the estate administrators in 2012.

Through advocates Munene Micheni and Kiprop Murgor, the eight siblings said in the course of the hearing of the succession case, various allegations had been levelled against some of them that they wanted to counter.

“The accusations are so dire, have far-reaching consequences and are borderline criminal in nature such that there is need for the applicants to oppose, disabuse and challenge such accusations thereby assisting the court in making a just and fair determination in this matter," reads the application.

During the hearing of the application before Justice Hellen Omondi, Micheni told the court that hearing of the application would not delay the case since all parties have a right to be heard and no party would suffer prejudice.

But Senior Counsel Philip Murgor, who represents Enid, said it was unfortunate that the matter was raised at the tail end of the case.

“The applicants of this case have been aware of this case for almost 10 years... Your honour, you can recall how crowded the court was when the matter began and all family members would be present,” said Philip.

According to Philip, trouble began when the presiding judge was elevated to the Court of Appeal and the application “sprung up in the hope that the case could be heard afresh before another judge”.

Enid, who resides in the US, said her siblings were only plotting to delay and derail the court process. She sued the administrators of their father’s estate – Francis and Florence Murgor and Keiyo North MP James Murgor – of side-lining other siblings, especially daughters and the widows in the sharing of the estate.

The hearing of the matter ended in August, with Justice Omondi directing that the case be mentioned on November 1 to propose a judgment date. 

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