Limo Family Disowns Former Employee in Sh3 Billion Estate Dispute as Forgery Trial Continues
By Hubz Media
The succession battle over the multibillion-shilling estate of prominent Eldoret evangelist and businessman Edward Limo has taken a new turn after his family rejected a former employee’s claim to a share of the deceased’s vast property.
Ruth Jeruto Limo, one of the deceased’s children, has accused John Macharia Mulabi, a former principal at one of her father’s private learning institutions, of allegedly using forged documents to establish a claim to the estate, estimated at more than Sh3 billion.
Testifying before Eldoret Senior Resident Magistrate Beatrice Toroitich, Ruth maintained that Mulabi was an employee of her late father and had no entitlement to inherit his property.
“We recognize Mulabi as our late father’s former employee but not as a beneficiary of the vast estate he left behind, as he purports to claim in the forged documents before this honourable court,” Ruth told the court.
She further told the court that the family had been unable to distribute the deceased’s properties due to ongoing legal disputes surrounding the estate and allegations of document forgery.
Mulabi is facing three criminal charges relating to the alleged forgery of a partnership deed for E&T Concord Boys High School and the subsequent use of the disputed document.
According to the prosecution, the first count alleges that on November 30, 2009, at an unknown location in Kenya, Mulabi, jointly with others not before the court, forged the signature of the late Edward Limo on a partnership deed for E&T Concord Boys High School, intending it to be taken as genuine.
In the second count, he is accused of making a false document on the same date at the offices of Kiplagat and Misoi Advocates in Eldoret, allegedly presenting the partnership deed as a genuine agreement between himself and the deceased.
The third count relates to an incident on December 20, 2022, when Mulabi allegedly knowingly and fraudulently presented the disputed partnership deed at the High Court of Kenya’s Family Division registry in Eldoret, purporting it to be a genuine agreement between him and the late businessman.
The charges are brought under Sections 350, 347(a), 349 and 353 of the Penal Code, relating to forgery, making false documents and uttering forged documents.
Mulabi has denied all the charges.
Sh3 billion estate at the centre of succession battle
The late Edward Limo, who died on December 13, 2017, left behind a vast business and property empire spread across Uasin Gishu County.
His estate includes approximately 700 acres of prime land within Eldoret City, where several institutions associated with the African Inland Church (AIC) are situated, including Kao La Amani Church and Kao La Amani Bible College.
The property portfolio also includes a private hospital and two high-end learning institutions, Concord Boys High School and Concord Girls High School, located at Limo Farm.
Limo was a prominent religious and business figure in the region and was also known for his close association with former President Daniel arap Moi.
He had 10 children, comprising three sons and seven daughters, although six have since died.
The dispute over his estate remains before the High Court, with questions surrounding ownership, entitlement and the authenticity of documents emerging as key issues in the protracted succession battle.
The criminal case against Mulabi is scheduled to resume on November 24, 2026.
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