NAIROBI, Kenya — The High Court has ordered the widow of former Starehe MP Gerishon Kirima to convene an annual general meeting for a family company at the centre of a long-running dispute over the late politician’s multi-billion-shilling estate.
In the ruling, Justice Peter Mulwa directed Teresiah Wairimu to hold an AGM for Kirima and Sons Ltd and provide certified financial statements and audited accounts covering the period between 2011 and 2025 to her stepchildren, Ann Wangari Kirima and Stephen Kirima.
The court ordered the documents to be supplied within 14 days, marking the latest development in a succession battle that has persisted for more than a decade following Kirima’s death.
The dispute revolves around management and control of the late businessman’s vast estate, which includes prime Nairobi properties and extensive land holdings believed to be worth billions of shillings.
The ruling adds to a series of recent legal setbacks for Wairimu in ongoing inheritance and estate administration cases linked to the Kirima family fortune.
Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal declined to suspend orders removing her as an administrator of the estate, arguing that reinstating her could deepen uncertainty surrounding management of the inheritance dispute.
The Kirima estate has, in recent years, generated multiple court battles involving succession claims, land ownership disputes, company control fights, and competing claims over rental income and business interests tied to the estate.
Some of the disputes have extended into commercial and land courts, involving private companies, tenants, and religious organisations occupying properties linked to the estate.
In one recent case, a Nairobi court handled a dispute involving property ownership claims connected to land formerly associated with the Kirima estate after rival parties contested lease agreements and ownership rights.
Under Kenya’s company and succession laws, beneficiaries and shareholders are entitled to access financial records and participate in governance processes affecting estate-linked companies.
The AGM directive is expected to provide family members with insight into the financial position and management of Kirima and Sons Ltd amid continuing disagreements over the administration of the estate.
The late Kirima, who served as Starehe MP and built a vast business empire in Nairobi, remains one of Kenya’s most prominent post-independence businessmen and property owners.
