46, Gentleman claiming to be William ole Ntimama's son wants court to stop his burial

The High Court has declined to stop the burial of the late William Ole Ntimama after a 60-year-old man claiming to be his son sought emergency orders to halt the burial until he is able to get a tissue specimen from the deceased's body.


In his suit, George Njoroge Kariuki alias George Njoroge Ntimama said that the deceased politician fathered him in 1956 but would later dump his mother shortly after his birth.
He added that he was raised by a single mum despite the fact that his father was a prominent person in society, having served as a councillor, Member of Parliament, and later as Cabinet Minister.

Mr Kariuki wanted the burial stopped until he is allowed to take a tissue specimen which he intended to use to claim an inheritance from the deceased politician's estate.
However, High Court judge Joseph Onguto ruled that there is no urgency in getting DNA tests that would require the burial to be stopped.

The judge said that the motive guiding Kariuki's orders was unclear considering that Kariuki's lawyer insisted that his client and the deceased had been in touch, only that Mr Kariuki had not been introduced to the Ntimama family. According to Justice Onguto, the test could have been carried out in the last one year.

Meanwhile, burial preparations for the late Ntimama have continued at his Motonyi home where he is set to be buried on Wednesday.
The burial committee has requested Maasai mourners planning to attend the ceremony to don red shukas on his burial as a show of respect.

President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is expected to attend the funeral had earlier announced that the State would offset the cost of the veteran politician’s burial.