A bitter family feud is rearing its ugly head, revealing differences between the widow of former Starehe MP Gerishon Kirima, Teresiah Wairimu, and his stepchildren over his vast estate.
Fourteen years after his death, Kirima’s wealth—worth billions—is at the heart of a protracted inheritance battle.
Below are some of the properties and assets at the center of the dispute, as detailed in the original article, Fortune or Curse? The 14-year feud over Kirima’s vast empire rages on.
At the time of his death, Kirima owned multiple parcels of land and held shares in major companies.
Shares in NSE listed companies:
1) East African Breweries Limited- 204,570 shares
2) Firestone/ Sameer Africa Limited- 900 shares
3) Kakuzi Limited- 33, 000 shares
4) Kenya Airways Limited- 1,000 shares
5) NIC BANK Ltd- 3,770 shares
6) Housing Finance Company Limited- 8,000 shares
7) Kenya Commercial Bank Limited- 12,400 shares
8) Kenya Power Limited- 63,099 Shares
9) National Bank of Kenya Limited- 2,500 shares
10) Centum Investment Company Limited- 62, 411 shares
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11) Unilever Tea Kenya Limited 286 shares (taken out of the Nairobi Securities Exchange)
Shares listed in private Companies:
Kenda Investments Limited -Deceased’s shares 4627
Wangu Investments Ltd – Deceased’s shares 5140
-Kirima & Sons Limited- 40 per cent shareholding
Parcels of land:
The following areas are among those where he reportedly had land holdings:
Kaloleni Estate
Kirima Market, Chai Road, off Parkroad
Two pieces of land in Kitisuru, bordering the Northern Bypass
Luthuli Avenue
City Park Crescent
Musindi Road, Off Ngara Road
Old Ngara
New Ngara opposite Ngara Girls
Two pieces of land in Njiru area
Tukika House – Off Race Course Road
North View Road/Murang’a Road Pangani
Mbotela Flats, Mbotela Estate
Hamsa, Luka Crescent Road off Jogoo Road
Hamza Road, off Jogoo Road
L.R No. 209/6020 Off Nile Road, Ofafa Jericho
Convent Drive, Lavington
Duruma House
Jericho Market off Jogoo Road, Ebony Jericho
House No. 1 and 2 Kabasarian Avenue
Kajiado/Kisaju/103 Kajiado District
Kariobangi North,
Kiambu,
Likoni Lane Off Dennis Pritt Road
Kirima House, Moktkah Daddah