THE High Court has appointed two lawyers representing two widows of former Moyale MP Guracha Galgalo to be administrators of their husband’s multi-million shilling estate. The decision to appoint Cecil Miller and Alfred Nyanclieka as administrator wars reached after Ms Raherna Jaldesa’ (second wife) and Bernadetta Okotu Sharrna (first wife) agreed by consent to resolve their two-year succession battle out of court.
Justice David Onyaneha, after appointing Miller and Nyandieka directed them to ensure the property is subdivided equally among the two widows. He also asked the two lawyers to ensure children of the late Galgalo were not left in the streets. Prior to the decision, Miller opened the door for the negotiation, saying his client (Jakiesa) has been all along willing to enter into -negotiations while accepting to take as little is Sh6 million out of the vast estate of Galgalo. But on hearing Miller’s sentiments, Justice Onyancha opted to chair the new negotiation after the two wives asked him to take the chair of negotiation.
The agreement by the two wives reached when the two lawyers Miller and Nyandieka confirmed to the court that the parties have finally resolved to settle the matter out court. Miller told justice Onyaricha that an earlier move to broker an out of court settlement hit a snag when the first wife failed to agree with her co-wife. The court heard that the second wife had long time ago accepted to save the Karen estate residence not to be auctioned by a bank due to an outstanding loan. (Galgalo was killed in airplane crash at Marsabit on April 10 2006.)
