The Odingas vs Fidel’s Widow: Who Got What? - BNN

THE SECRET WAR FOR FIDEL ODINGA’S RECIPIENTS Inside High Court Cause No. 1018 When Fidel Odinga, the firstborn son of political heavyweight Raila Odinga, passed away in 2015 without a written will, a quiet multi-million shilling succession process quickly devolved into an explosive public showdown. In open court, Fidel's mother and sister, Ida and Winnie Odinga, filed intense affidavits objecting to his widow, Lwam Bekele, managing the estate. They openly questioned Lwam's sudden departure from the family home, stating under oath that because the exact cause of Fidel's death "remained a mystery," her silence raised massive red flags. However, Lwam fired back with her own legal receipts that completely flipped the script. She revealed to the High Court judge that she hadn't run away out of guilt; rather, she fled because she was being treated like a criminal suspect. In a shocking twist, Lwam stated under oath that a formal statement Ida Odinga gave to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide detectives casting suspicion on her was the exact reason the family dynamics completely imploded. She also cleared up why they slept in separate rooms that tragic night, explaining Fidel simply slept in the spare bedroom after a late night out so as not to disturb her. The battle took a final, unpredictable turn when the Odingas dropped a bombshell claiming Fidel had fathered secret twins with another woman named Phoebe Akinyi. While the pregnancy math biologically aligned—the twins were born exactly six months after Fidel's passing, meaning they were conceived while he was alive—the twins' mother completely turned on Ida. Phoebe hired her own lawyer and filed sworn papers stating that Ida’s petition was "marred by ill will and malicious motive," accusing the powerful dynasty of using her innocent children as pawns to fight the widow. Watch the full video for details.