Moi's Grandson Reportedly Relocates to Kawangware from Lavington After Going Broke

Collins Kibet Toroitich, the eldest grandson of former President Daniel Arap Moi, is reportedly broke and is struggling to make ends meet.

Kibet, who is the son of Moi’s first-born Jonathan Kipkemboi Moi, is currently embroiled in a court battle with his stepmothers for a share of the multi-billion estate left behind by his grandfather.

High Court judge Aggrey Muchelule last week allowed Kibet to join his grandfather’s succession case to claim damages caused by his exclusion from Moi’s estate.

Nation reports that the 44-year-old is separately fighting for his late father’s wealth in a bitter succession tussle within the former president’s family. In both cases, Kibet claims that assets have been irregularly transferred in an alleged plan to disinherit him.

Kibet woes allegedly started after the death of his parents, who gave him a lot of support. His businesses started failing and he sunk into depression and alcoholism. 

Towards the end of 2017, Kibet, who ate life with a big spoon and was a party animal, entered treatment for alcohol addiction.

He is said to have sold some of his belongings, including his vehicle, and relocated to Kawangware from the posh Lavington estate after running out of finances.

“He used to live in a huge apartment in Lavington, Nairobi, where he paid at least Sh200,000 monthly. He also drove a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 and ran a number of companies and businesses,” a friend told the publication. “He is currently jobless and is only trying to survive.”

Kibet schooled at the prestigious Greansteds International School in Nakuru and St Austin’s Academy in Nairobi before training as a pilot in the United States in 2000. 

Last year, his estranged wife Gladys Jeruto sued him demanding support of Sh1 million per month for his two children aged 9 and 11.