Nairobi, March 29 -- Seven siblings, the youngest 60 years old and the oldest 74, are embroiled in a bitter dispute over their mother's Sh18 million inheritance.

The bone of contention is land and commercial properties, including a popular club in Mtwapa. The dispute was triggered by the death of their mother Lusila Wairu Waweru on October 15, 2015 and kicked off with the challenging of the validity of the dead woman's will, which specified how her wealth would be divided among her children.

The legal document, dated August 25, 2013, shows that Lusila named her daughter Agusta Rwamba and her son Joakim Ireri as the executors of her will.

One of her daughters, Margaret Thumbi Kona, was excluded from the inheritance and, with the help of...