Late Nyeri Governor Gachagua’s family seeks President Ruto's intervention over alleged forged Will

They accuse a brother of the deceased of using the Will, along with alleged political connections and influence, to defraud, disinherit them, and misappropriate funds meant for the family.

At the heart of the renewed battle over the estate of Nyeri County’s pioneer Governor Nderitu Gachagua, nine years after he was laid to rest, is a letter calling for careful and extensive scrutiny of the will, which the family says disinherited them.

In their appeal to the President through the Attorney General, the family states that Suzan Nderitu Gachagua, the two-term Mathira Lawmaker’s daughter who was at his bedside before Gachagua’s passing in a hospital in Chelsea, London, reported that the condition of the late Gachagua had deteriorated to the extent that he was unable to see, write, or comprehend any legal document—raising questions about the inconsistency of the will with medical reality, witness accounts, and Gachagua’s physical condition.

“His condition had catastrophically deteriorated to the extent that he was unable to see, let alone write or comprehend any legal document. Thus, the purported will is diametrically inconsistent with medical reality, witness accounts, and the physical condition of Hon. James Nderitu Gachagua at the time,” the letter reads.

In the letter, signed by the late Gachagua’s wife Margaret Nyokabi and her four children—Susan, Mercy, Jason, and Ken—the family emphasizes how a brother of the deceased relied upon the will to disinherit them through intimidation, manipulation, and underhanded methods, including the irregular transfer of assets to defraud the estate.

While questioning the validity of the will, the family appeals to the President to institute an independent and impartial investigation into the alleged forgery of the will and unlawful intermeddling in the estate. They also seek the return of irregularly transferred assets, including Olive Gardens and Vipingo Beach Resort, and protection from intimidation and coercion.