Judge dismisses second wife's multi-billion shilling will of Kibor Talai as forgery

Nancy Talai testifying before Justice Reuben Nyakundi at the High Court in Eldoret. [LYNN KOLONGEI, STANDARD]

The High Court in Eldoret has dismissed a contested will purportedly written by colonial-era paramount chief Kibor arap Talai.

Irene Japtanui, Talai's second wife, had used the will to claim a large portion of the deceased estate, which is estimated to be worth Sh3 billion.