Mr Onyango wants the court to block the women from taking part in the succession proceedings in court on grounds that they have no legal capacity to sue as widows. DIVORCE QUESTIONEDAccording to Mr Onyango, Ms Atieno, who claims to have married Mr Olweny in 1992 after divorcing her husband Eric Odhiambo, has not provided any divorce certificate proving the same and could possibly not have conducted any divorce. PREVIOUS MARRIAGEShe maintained that she had terminated her previous marriage and Mr Olweny allowed her to drop her maiden name Wasonga and adopt his name to reflect her new marital status. Mr Olweny in the court papers claimed Ms Wanjiru was only his employee and had only offered her a house to live in as per his company's policy to pro-vide shelter for its employees. Mr Olweny, a former Rift Valley provincial surveyor, died in 2016, leaving behind property worth hundreds of millions of shillings.

Source: Daily Nation November 11, 2019 12:44 UTC