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The case of the inheritance of the Dr. Reginald Much: Former Miss Tanzania Jackline Ntuyabaliwe Adoondokea nose for the eighth time again in appeal
The High Court of Tanzania Registry of Dar es Salaam has ruled that the son of the late Reginald Mengi; -Abdiel and brother of the deceased, Mr. Benjamin Mengi to be the executor of the estate left by the late (Reginald Mengi). In that decision, the court ordered that the administration and distribution of the estate begin immediately.
Reading the 72-page verdict on May 18/2021 Judge Mlyambina said that the last will of the late Dr. Much of what was written on August 17,2017 did not take into account the legal basis for writing a will.
In the case, the children of the late Dr. Many were opposed to the will left by their late father on the grounds that the will was not sealed and the signature on the will is different from other signatures of the late and also at that time their father was unable to write due to serious health problems. which he had since 2016.
In addition, the children claimed that the will discriminated against them and the entire inheritance was left to his new wife and twin children and so the will was illegal because it discriminated against the children without any basic and legal reasons.
Dar es Salaam. The Dar es Salaam Regional High Court has rejected a will allegedly written by former prominent businessman Reginald Mengi among other things stating that it does not meet the legal requirements for a valid will.
The decision was handed down yesterday by Judge Yose Mlyambina following a lawsuit filed by four people, including a relative of the deceased, requesting his appointment as trustee.
Judge Mlyambina reached the decision after agreeing to the objections raised by one of Mengi's eldest children and his late brother Mengi, who were challenging the legitimacy of the will.
The Inheritance Act No. 39 of 2019 was filed by Benson Benjamin Mengi, William Onesmo Mushi, Zoebu Hassuji and Sylvia Novatus Mushi requesting their appointment as trustees in accordance with the will.
However, the son of the late Mengi, Abdiel Reginald Mengi and brother of the late Mengi, Benjamin Abraham Mengi, filed an objection against the will, challenging its validity while presenting a total of four reasons to oppose it.
The reasons include that it was not sealed and the existing signature was different from the usual signature of the late Mengi and that it was not witnessed by the deceased's brother or wife.
They were also claiming that the deceased was not able to prepare a will as he had health problems since 2016 and that it removes in inheritance, children without regard to Chagga traditions or involving relatives.
The High Court after hearing the arguments of both parties in its judgment read yesterday by Judge Mlyambina and a copy obtained yesterday for public use, agreed with the objections to the will and dismissed it as invalid.
Judge Mlyambina agreed with the reasons for the objection and, among other things, stated that it deprived them of their inheritance without giving a reason, and that the assets of his eldest wife were included.
In the decision, Judge Mlyambina did not appoint the applicants as executors of the estate and instead appointed Abdiel and Benjamin as trustees and directed the estate of the deceased to be distributed to the appropriate heirs in the normal manner of a person who has not
Earlier the widow of the late Mengi, Jacquiline tried unsuccessfully to enter the case after the court rejected her application three times.
Credit; Mwananchi
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