The High Court in Eldoret has ordered for forensic examination of the Will left by the late Mzee Jackson Kibor to establish its authenticity.
Justice Reuben Nyakundi on Wednesday ordered Unitah Kibor, the younger widow to the former prominent farmer-cum-politician, to surrender the original copy of the Will to the DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road within 10 days.
"The executioner in possession of the original copy of the testors Will produce and submit it via personal delivery to the DCI domiciled along Kiambu Road for the same to he subjected to forensic examination," Justice Nyakundi ordered.
The late Kibor's family including four widows and 29 siblings are engaged in a court battle over his Will which the old man allegedly left behind to guide the sharing of his estate valued at over Sh16 billion.
Kibor died on March 17, 2022 leaving behind the vast estate including plots in up market Nairobi estates and beach plots at the Coast.
Unitah is one of the executors of the Will and had moved to the court seeking to have it adopted but all other family members objected to the Will claiming it may have been forged.
They accused Unitah of interfering with the Will to favour herself in the sharing of the estate which includes more than 5,000 acres of agricultural land, commercial plots and movable assets located across the country.
Justice Nyakundi directed the original copy of the Will to be subjected to extensive document examination by forensic detectives.
He also directed that the DCI be at liberty to secure any samples, tools and writings from the deceased's estate to enhance the forensic analysis.
The judge directed the DCI file a report of the forensic examination before the court on February 26, 2024 when a status conference on the succession dispute will be held.
In the case before the court, Unitah and lawyer Jonah Korir have been listed as applicants seeking to have the Will adopted as is.
However, those objecting to the Will include Tecla Kibor, Irene Kibor, Paul Kibor, Carolyne Jeptanui and Stephen Kibor among others.
The court also allowed parties in the dispute to file new evidence they may have.
