In the will, Mengi, who was the owner of IPP Group of companies, allegedly bequeathed all his property to Jacqueline and her twin children - Jayden Kihoza Mengi and Ryan Saashisha Mengi, leaving nothing for the children he had with his first wife, Mercy Mengi.
Mercy passed away in November 2018.
The High Court agreed with Mengi's older children’s arguments that their father had lost the ability to write legitimate wills due to the health problems he was facing at the time.
The court was satisfied that there was enough evidence that the deceased had suffered a stroke since October 2016 and did not recover until he met his death.
"This means that his ability to think and make good decisions was affected and he was unable to understand the meaning of the right decision to manage his estate," the court said.
Following the decision, Jacqueline (Mengi’s widow) filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal, seeking to review and overturn the High Court's decision to set aside her husband's will, which had handed her all the tycoon’s property.
Recently, Abdiel and Benjamin filed an application with the Court of Appeal seeking a review of the country's highest court’s decision. They are appealing the decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss their objection to the appeal filed by Mengi’s widow Jacqueline against the High Court, which rejected the will.
Among other things, Abdiel in his application claims that the court's decision lacked legal grounds.
Jacqueline's lawyers have asked the court to dismiss the arguments, claiming they have no legal basis.
The Court of Appeal has already heard the arguments of Mengi’s children and their relatives and will issue a notice informing all parties of the date of the decision.
Mengi died on May 2, 2019 in Dubai while undergoing treatment.
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