Transport Principal Secretary Nduva Muli. His sister wants him stopped from interfering with the management of the family’s company. [PHOTO: FILE]

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI

The widow of former Chief Justice Mathew Guy Muli has disowned her son, Transport Principal Secretary Nduva Muli in a family property dispute in court.

Evangeline Celeste Mule  is  demanding a portion of the holding company, which Mr Nduva is fighting over with his sister.

She says the shares of Mukengesya Holdings Limited (MHL)   should be allocated on an equal basis of 20 per cent to all beneficiaries of her husband’s estate.

Mrs Muli who is the administrator of the Estate left behind by the former CJ, lodged documents in court yesterday supporting the application filed by her younger daughter, Jane Nthanze Muli against the PS.

Unjustified claims

“I wholly support the application filed by my daughter Jane Nthanze Muli which is also supported  by  the rest of the family namely: Kenneth Mutinda and Justice Agnes Murgor.

Jane has filed an application seeking to stop her brother Nduva from running or interfering with the management of MHL.

 The widow accuses Nduva of  letting the dispute over the ownership of  the company drag on for nearly ten years  due to  him making  unjustified claims to an inequitable portion of Muli’s estate.

She argues that Nduva has not been able to prove that her late husband allocated him 50 per cent share in MHL  as he claims.

Nduva in documents lodged in court in response to Nthanze’s application argued that he incorporated Mukengesya jointly with his father and was allocated shares in it as a gift.

The widow says the family has had numerous meetings in an attempt to resolve the issue amicably but the efforts have been futile.

She further accuses Nduva of engaging in slanderous falsehoods in sideshows to besmirch the name of her sister Justice Murgor.

Distributed equally

She says she cannot afford the services of an advocate because Nduva has retained all the income from MHL.

She wants the court to expedite the hearing of the case lodged by Nthanze and issue the orders sought.

Nthanze has sought court orders that 100 per cent shares in MHL be distributed equally to all named beneficiaries of  Muli’s  estate.

She further wants the court to stop Nduva from allotting any shares to his wife Elizabeth Wanjama Muli as a director of MHL or allotting her any shares.

The case is set for hearing next Tuesday.