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Widows battle for palatial home in Mombasa despite court order
[Standard Digital (Kenya)] The succession battle over the multi-billion-shilling estate of slain Mombasa tycoon Shahid Butt escalated after the Court of Appeal in Malindi on Friday ordered one of the widows, Akhtar, to vacate his palatial residence in Mkomani.The order sparked off violence between the warring parties as they went for each other's throats over who was entitled to the palatial residence, which both widows claim. The bitter court dispute erupted following Butt's murder by unknown gunmen in Mombasa last year. Akhtar moved into the Mkomani home where the deceased had been living with his German wife Regine. Despite separation from Butt, Akhtar' son Haroon and his wife lived in the same house with Regine but this changed rapidly following the murder. Haroon allegedly invited Akhtar into the home after his father's death and evicted Regine sparking the current dispute but in June, the High Court ordered both widows to live together pending the outcome of the matter. Akhtar went to the Court of Appeal in Malindi seeking orders to evict Regine and assume full ownership of the house. But Akhtar lost the battle and the Court of Appeal ordered her to leave the house immediately. On Saturday an attempt by Regine to re-enter the house sparked violence between rival parties. Regine and her lawyer George Miyare were arrested after the fracas but were later released. Mr Miyare accused police, who were called by Haroon to stop Regine's entourage from taking over the house, of siding with Akhtar and her son. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-03 |
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