Naivas siblings in fresh battle for father’s estate
The situation within the family of the late Peter Mukuha Kago, founder of Naivas Supermarkets, appears to be complex and marked by internal disputes over the administration of the estate. The family is currently facing fresh ownership wrangles as three children—Newton Kagira Mukuha, Grace Wambui, and David Kimani Mukuha—have separately moved to the Nakuru High Court seeking to replace their late brother Simon Gashwe as the administrator of their father's estate. Simon Gashwe, who was the former chairman of Naivas Supermarkets, passed away in August 2019 while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. He was holding a significant 25 percent of Naivas shares and had been appointed as the sole administrator of the family's business empire on May 6, 2010. In the court petitions, particularly by Mr. Newton Kagira Mukuha, there are concerns about the potential mismanagement of the estate due to the absence of proper representation. Mr. Kagira is expressing worries t...