The succession case of the late Cabinet minister Stanley Shapashina Oloitiptip’s multi-million-shilling estate is still pending in court more than 35 years after his death.
The Maasai kingpin, who died at Rombo in Kajiado County, left no will that could have seen his 13 widows and more than 50 children share his vast estate without legal battles.
This has seen his children take on each other in court in their quest to obtain letters of administration on grounds that the estate is not being managed as per the law.
Three children appointed as administrators of the estate by the High Court on September 4, 2008 are searching for some property not included in the estate’s inventory, in a bid to update the list filed in court few years ago.
Today, the three, appointed by former Deputy Chief Justice (Rtd) Kalpana Rawal – Koikai Oloitiptip, Lemayan Oloitiptip and James Oloitiptip - are waiting for their letters of grant to be confirmed by the High Court.
The Judge’s action changed the estate’s management, automatically revoking letters that had been issued to some brothers in December 2005.