3 Controversies Mzee Kibor Will be Remembered For

 On Thursday morning, the country woke up to the news of the demise of Jackson Kiprotich Kibor, popularly known as Mzee Kibor. The astute farmer and businessman died after a long illness.

The Moi-era politician is remembered for many things. However he stood out as a lover of controversies who never shiedaway from making his moves and speaking his mind.

Suing His Sons

In 2021, Mzee Kibor took his sons to court over a land ownership dispute . The businessman had evicted them from a 1,200-acre parcel of land he had allocated them. He, however changed his mind and asked the court to revert the ownership toThe land dispute arose after he argued that he was suuspicious on the paternity of the six sons.

Mzee Kibor at the center in a court hearing in 2019

He went ahead to demand that DNA tests be conducted on all of them so as he would ascertain they were truly his children before they could inherit his property. Kibor divorced his wife, Naomi Jeptoo in 2018 and went ahead to claim that they were not his sons. him.

Money

Mzee Kibor was a prominent farmer. However, in a past interview, he narrated that he served as a police officer in the Moi-regime. He went on to narrate that he made his wealth by playing darts. He honed his skills in darts while at police He then participated and won a dart competition and pocketed Ksh35,000 in the 70s. He later acquired 836 acres of land from the prize money.

Inciting  violence

The International Criminal Court (ICC) named him as one of the key suspects in the 2007 Post Election Violence in which over 1,300 people were killed and over half a million others displaced. In a past interview with an international media house, Kibor reportedly admitted to propagating the post election.

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