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Of ex-diplomat's bitter divorce, 38-year property battle and disinherited children

 Peter Echaria Mburu photo taken on 4.4.1968.[FILE]

When Kikuyu wise ancestors said that micii ni ndogo (homes are smoky), they may have foreseen an epic 38-year war between a diplomat and his ex-wife that started with a divorce, transitioned to Kenya’s oldest matrimonial property battle, then a civil dispute, and eventually an intriguing succession case.

The story of Kenya’s former diplomat, Peter Echaria, and Njeri Echaria has refused to die with them for nearly four decades.

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