Nairobi, Dec. 14 -- Former Tetu MP Ndung'u Gethenji and his elder Fredrick Gitahi, who are fighting for control of the family's Sh20 billion upmarket Kihingo estate, have opted to settle the dispute out of court.
Lawyer Willis Otieno, for Mr Gethenji, on Friday told Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku that the family wanted to give negotiations a chance.
Ms Mutuku had summoned Mr Gethenji to answer to a charge of forging the returns of Kihingo Village (Waridi Gardens) Limited at the Registrar of Companies in 2018.
While asking the court to allow the alternative dispute resolution mechanism, Mr Otieno said there was no point calling upon Mr Gethenji to plead to the charge only for it to be withdrawn later.
He informed the magistrate ...