At the centre of court battle are Fidel’s Sh 75 million Karen home, twins born with another woman six months after his death, and properties running into millions By Pascal MJ Owade Contributing Editor/Investigations A vicious feud in the Raila Odinga family is brewing in court where it pits his wife Ida Odinga, daughter Winnie […]
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Fight for Fidel Odinga’s millions: Why those who marry into wealth ‘endure agony’
The Raila family seems to have issues with widow Lwam Bekele inheriting hundreds of millions after three year marriage By Shifa Mwihaki Feature Writer/Essayist It might appear like drawing the winning card at a lottery when a commoner marries into a wealthy, prominent family. But more often than not, the outsider ends up crying in […]
The Screaming Room: ‘Umekuja kuzaa na underwear?’… and other choice maternity insults
Cruelty in Kenyan delivery wards includes vaginal examination in public and being left naked after giving birth By Camy Achieng’- Gecaga Contributing Editor Kenyan mothers-especially first time maternity screamers-go through hell at the hands of midwives during deliveries in public hospitals. Besides poor quality services, lack of medical supplies, high costs, thin staffing, long distance […]
Tob Cohen: This 1903 letter permitted his burial at Jewish Cemetery
Famous Jews include Abraham Block, the great-great grandfather of Kenyan Olympic swimmers Jason and David Dunford By Shifa Mwihaki Feature writer/Essayist Slain Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen was buried at the Jewish Cemetery along Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi’s City Park area this week. The cemetery is also part history of the Jews who began coming […]
The rich widow: Inside Sarah Wairimu-Cohen’s inheritance battle
Cohen was a rich man. He was a very sharp man with money- former Gatundu North MP Patrick Muiruri By Undercover Reporter Slain Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen had an eye for the unusual in business which made him a multimillionaire in real coin. “Cohen was a rich man. He was a very sharp man with […]