Controversial Tycoon and ‘Men’s Conference Chairman’ Jackson Kibor Dies in Eldoret

Renowned Eldoret tycoon and farmer Jackson Kiprotich Kibor has passed away after a long illness.

His family told Citizen Digital that the 87-year-old former politician died while undergoing treatment at St. Luke's Hospital in Eldoret on Wednesday.

It is reported that Kibor had been using medical oxygen since he contracted Covid-19 in October 2020 and had two oxygen cylinders for use in the house and in his vehicle whenever he left home.

Following his recent admission to the hospital, doctors confirmed his two kidneys had failed and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for some time before his death.

Kibor, who was nicknamed the Chairman of the Men's Conference, often grabbed media headlines for divorce cases and endless court and physical fights with his children over his vast property.

In 2017 and 2018, an Eldoret court allowed him to divorce his second and third wives Naomi Jeptoo and Josphine Jepkoech for deserting their matrimonial home and mistreating him. He later married a fourth wife.

In 2020, Kibor won a court battle for a 2,000-acre piece of land against his six sons. Justice Antony Ombwayo ruled that Kibor was the rightful owner of the land located in Soy Constituency and ordered the sons to vacate within 150 days.

The court established the six sons illegally subdivided and processed title deeds to the parcel before selling it to third parties.

"Hawa watoto yangu ni wakora…wakora kwa sababu waliuza nyumba yangu Karen, Nairobi, na wakauza ingine Nyali, Mombasa,” Kibor told reporters after winning the case.

In May last year, the former councillor accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and was baptized by retired AIC Bishop Silas Yego.

Following his baptism, the octogenarian announced he had finally reconciled with his wives and 26 children after years of disputes and was ready to distribute his estate worth an estimated Sh6 billion.