Mark Too's widows in legal battle over multi-million properties
Politics
By
Peter Ochieng
| Jul 09, 2026
Widows of former MP Mark Too are embroiled in a legal battle over the late MP's multi-million properties.
The widows, Mary Too and her co-wife Sophie Too clashed at the High Court in Eldoret about the sharing of the late politician's vast lands and other assets across Rift Valley among beneficiaries including children sired out of wedlock.
The legal dispute resulted from failure by the two widows to agree on the sharing of the late Too's estate. The Kanu-era politician died on December 31, 2016.
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But his death heralded battles over his Sh7 billion worth of properties.
According to court documents, the late Too owned properties comprising 19 large farms across Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, Nandi, and Trans Nzoia counties.
The High Court was also told that Too owned several vehicles, and company shares that are subject to distribution among beneficiaries.
Mary, who was the late Too's first wife told High Court judge John Chigiti in the hearing of the succession case that her co-wife Sophie had unfairly taken a bigger share of the property.
She told the court that her co-wife, Sophie, took a bigger chunk of Too's soon after his death.
Mary further claimed during her testimony that she has no intention to acquire more land but instead insisted that her son Moses Too should get an additional 200 acres of land on top of 170 acres that had already been allocated to him earlier.
The 70-year-old first wife appealed to the court to do justice to al beneficiaries in the late Too's estate.
She also told the court that her efforts to put a caveat on the estate were thwarted by the court's to throw out her application.
“We are not happy to be in court every time, it’s really a waste of time, how do other people see us because this is something we can solve among ourselves. The reason for me to come here in court is to protect the estate of my late husband,” she told the court.
Too died without leaving behind a Will, making it difficult to distribute his properties.
Sophie, who was represent led by Lawyer Tom Ojienda, told the court that the estate was distributed according to a mutual agreement between her and her co-wife, Mary.
She however failed to explain why they can't agree to share the properties.