The oldest son of the former President Danial arap Moi Jonathan Moi was not known by many until his demise on Friday.
The family spokesman Lee Njiru requested Kenyans to respect “their privacy at this mourning period of their beloved kin” as they wait for a detailed statement on Sunday.
Little was known about Jonathan until his name was linked to the vicious murder of Julie Wards in September 1988. Julie trial dragged for years even after a Swiss TV crew had reported of rumours that the avid rally driver had been spotted at Masai Mara National Game Reserve where Julie had been murdered.
Moi kept a low profile and his attempt on politics ended rather prematurely after he was trounced when he vied for the Eldama Ravine parliamentary seat in 2002.
In 2018, Gideon was entangled in a legal battle pitting the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and his company Ankhan Holdings Limited. He lost the case after the court found he had sold 1,000 acres of public land at kes70 million on May 16,1994.
In its decision the court held: “The court has looked at the copy of the certificate of title in respect of I.R. No. 61850 for L.R. No. 18486 and notes that, although this land was first registered in the Petitioner’s name, the land was transferred to the Board of Trustees National Social Security Fund for Ksh70 million on 16/5/1994.
Under Section 23 of the Registration of Titles Act (now repealed), the court had to take as conclusive evidence the certificate of title which in this case shows that the Board of Trustees National Social Security Fund is the proprietor of this piece of land and is therefore the absolute and indefeasible owner of the suit land, subject to challenge on grounds of fraud or misrepresentation to which the registered proprietor is proved to be a party.”
In another ongoing case, broke billionaire Cyrus Jirongo claimed that he gave Jonathan Ksh7 million before he used his upper Hill land to secure a Sh50 million loan from Postbank Credit Limited.
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