The late Nicholas Biwott was a powerful Cabinet Minister during President Daniel Arap Moi’s reign.
The ‘Total Man’, as he came to be popularly known, accumulated vast wealth amounting to billions of shillings from different sectors such as real estate, insurance, hospitality, banking and agribusiness among others.
After his death on 11th July 2017, the billionaire left behind a will stating that his estate should be equally distributed amongst his seven children.
However, what shocked many is that one of his daughters declined to be part of the inheritance. Here is the story of the daughter – Ms Rita Field-Marsham as told by WoK.
Who is Ms. Rita Field-Marsham?
Ms. Rita Field-Marsham was born to the late Nicholas Biwott and his Dutch wife named Johanna. They got married in 1965 and the two bore two daughters – Rita and her sister Rhoda Jakobsoon.
The couple met at Melbourne University in Australia while pursuing their tertiary education.
After graduating, they came to Kenya with Biwott taking a job as District Officer (DO) in Meru while Johanna taught French and History at Embu Girls and later Nkubu Boys High School.
