What I saw was just emotions and 'never ever set foot in this business again' from the lady in green.

This never seems to happen with the Ndegwa's. Well organised folks who seem to never like having their kids running their businesses. They prefer serious professionals, hired by external consultants Etc.

Soon there may be nothing for these Tuskys kids to fight over

There are new nimble supermarkets with better customer care coming up. e.g Quickmart in Ruaka has more customers than Tuskys Ruaka across the road.

Last year there was a fist fight between old CEO and one of the brats in full view of the employees, now this. The board should have stood by the CEO to break the cycle and show the kids that such shenanigans won't be allowed any more.

Very true. Very few family enterprises can survive this. The wealth is being seriously diluted with each subsequent generation yet, to maintain their accustomed lifestyles, they end up spending more than the generated returns from the business.

So the infighting we're now seeing becomes more and more the focus of the family members as each one of them wants to continue enjoying the wealth, while no new wealth is being generated.

It's inevitable.

One word- Education. You don't take kids to Wharton and they come back shouting haki yetu.

May be it was personal.The lady in green was on fire.Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned .

true. helps expand world view methinks. the kids also acquire skills that allow them to live and be successful anywhere in the world without necessarily needing to rely on daddy's business. that confidence and fallback minimizes petty squabbles.

So who is the iron fisted taskmaster in the Ndegwa family?

A Ciano like scenario was developing

If you are a parent you will know which of your kids can run your business or run down your empire. That's the reason why some parents decide to donate all the world to charity. Bill Gates decided to donate almost all his charity to philanthropy. Warren Buffet doesnt want to leave all of his property to his sons instead a good chunk to Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation. That's why some people choose to leave their wealth to dogs! Sounds mean but it tells you how some parents don't trust their wealth to their own kids

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Kenyatta mzee was smart. If he left liquidity then there would be problem like the karumes, former kplc boss, .... kanyotu,.... But he left a seed (land) for his kids to do planting themselves (brookside and the rest) and experience the journey of growth as seed germinates.that's why you will never hear the Kenyatta's in court over land dispute. Mzee left strict land laws that he signed himself and no one should challenge in courts.