Heard they've been together for 43 years.... but then again, our reporters can report anything... but definitely its over 20 yrs... the woman is old - may be in her 60s

HBOK (Hanging Balls Of Kirima)

I dont really think so. They had tried, had camped outside but there was not way the wife would allow them in.... they were doing what they could to make sure that they compel their step mom to open the doors.... Its not that they disrespected the old man. if you read the history of the family, it was pretty tight family despite being polygamous.... This third wife brought up the second wife's kids.... so why close them out this time? The dude is even being treated in hospital if he has not been discharged yet..... i mean, why would a hospital have admitted him if he was not sick?

...na sasa kwa hii KATIBA MPYA, haya maswala ya mali ya mzee anayekondolea kifo macho yako wapi? Article gani?

this is one of those incidents where both sides can always come up with a sympathetic story of why they do what they do:

on one hand, like wendz has said, the kids have every right to be concerned about their father's health and need his company, poor or rich. but the particular circumstances make one wonder if it is all about money (if i recall corrently one of the kids is in court trying to wrestle control of the business from the father).

then on the other hand, wife no.(3?) has every right to the company of her husband (of several years) and to keep away those she genuinely feel are a danger to her (for all we know the kirima guy might have even had a falling out with the kids and personally does not want to see them - remember that court case again where i think his mental faculties were questioned). the problem is that this is a pretty rich guy so people will always question her motives.

have read through the posts here and most people seem to be of the opinion that the children have the right to their father's property. why is that?

the guy worked for the money and as long as he ensures his children are provided for (a million here and two there etc) he has the right to do with it whatever he wants - even if it is to buy a decade supply of viagra. the children have absolutely no right to their father's money - they should make theirs.