The High Court has ruled that children born out of wedlock are equally entitled to inherit their deceased father's estate, overturning a lower court's decision that favored a widow.

• A previously approved distribution awarded the widow two-thirds of the estate, with the remaining one-third split among five children.
• The ruling centered on a dispute initiated by Lucy Gathoni Njama, the deceased's separated wife, against two daughters born outside the marriage.
• The High Court ultimately redistributed the estate, granting the widow 40 percent and each of the five children 12 percent, also appointing one daughter as co-administrator.