Whoever told children that the assets and wealth their parents own becomes, by default theirs could not be more wrong, all cards put on the table.
Just recently, a land incident in Kisii County left many in utter shock. The two children of John Orangi, a man hailing from the County sued him for selling what they claimed was ancestral land without proper consultation.
The two, Jacques Orangi and Donald Bosire argued that even though their father was the registered proprietor of the piece of land, it was not in his jurisdiction to sell it as it was ancestral.
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Justice Munyao Sila, who was presiding over the case ruled in favor of the father, claiming that the land was within the trust of the family and that John had every right to sell it to potential buyers. He went further to condemn the act, terming it outrageous and despicable, (With good reason).
This is just but an example of the extreme lengths many kids go through just to get their hands on daddy’s money. Some even end up killing the parents, or each other because the will is at stake. Whoever told children that the assets and wealth their parents own becomes, by default theirs could not be more wrong, all cards put on the table.
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Obviously, as an involved parent, you want to give your children everything good under the sun. Even the kids are counting on your generosity in getting a piece of the material ‘action’.
However, let it be known that parents have the legal and moral rights to do as they please with everything that they own. They can choose to sell their property, expand it, or give it to someone else. As long as their actions do not in any way physically or emotionally harm the child, whatever they do with their belongings is none of anyone’s concern.
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That wealth, the cars, buildings, money, all of it is a product of blood, sweat, and tears. Even if your parents got it through questionable ways, the fact remains that it is theirs.
Once parents have given you the best of life, they owe you nothing else. So, stop whining about how dad barely lets you touch his toys and start working on making your fortune.
