Late Kenyan Author Ken Walibora's Family Seeks Gov't Help to Trace His 'Secret' Wealth

The family of the late Kenyan author Ken Walibora, who died last year has appealed to the government to help them trace some of his wealth.

While commemorating his death, Walibora’s brother Patrick Wafula said the family has not been able to trace some of his wealth, including an estate and royalties.

Wafula, who is the principal of Kipsoen High School in Elgeyo Marakwet, said his brother was a secretive person and hardly spoke about his wealth and investments. 

The family is seeking help from relevant government authorities and fears that some of his unknown property could be in the wrong hands.

Walibora, the author of ‘Siku Njema’, had been reported missing since April 10th, 2020 before his body was found at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) morgue on April 15th. 

He was taken to KNH after he was reportedly hit by a matatu along Landhies Road in Nairobi CBD but he died after he was allegedly denied treatment.

A postmortem examination carried out by Government Chief Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor revealed that Walibora had a deep cut between his thumb and index finger, two teeth were missing, and had a blood clot in his head. 

“He had a cracked jaw on his right side, his right hand was broken, and also he had a clot on his right side of the head, and he had lost two teeth all these are common with a motor vehicle accident,” said Oduor.

“He had a wound cut caused by a sharp knife on the space between his thumb and the index finger which is not familiar with motor vehicle accidents,” he added.

Eyewitnesses told Citizen TV that Walibora was being chased after by a group of people and was knocked down by a bus in the process.

The 56-year-old is succeeded by his wife Ann Chebet and two children Sheila Zawadi and Katila Samba, who all live in the United States.