- Daniel Komen’s wife Joyce Kimosop Komen has sued her husband, Eliud Kipchoge and two other people for allegedly selling a piece of land unlawfully.
- Komen’s wife wants to submit four new documents as part of the evidence.
- Justice Reuben Nyakundi is expected to rule on the matter on Friday, March 28, 2025.
The Eldoret High Court is set to make a vital decision on whether to allow Daniel Komen’s wife to add four new documents as evidence in the ongoing land case touching on the former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge later this week.
In a session that was held on Tuesday, Justice Reuben Nyakundi did not allow Komen’s wife to submit the new evidence after the defendants including Kipchoge opposed the move.
Justice Nyakundi asked for more time to look into the matter before making the final decision on whether the complaint will submit the new documents or not.
“I will have to step you down to allow me to make a ruling on whether to admit or reject the additional documents you have presented in court relating to this case,” he ruled.
The ruling on the matter is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 28 at the Eldoret High Court.
The ruling is expected to come a day after Kipchoge has competed in the 2025 London Marathon where he will be aiming to win the title for the fifth time.
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Komen’s wife Joyce Kimosop Komen has sued her husband alongside Kipchoge and two other men, objecting to the sale of a Ksh 100 million parcel of land.
These two other individuals who have been accused of being part of the transaction are Peter Lagat and Felix Kipchoge.
According to Komen’s wife, the sale of the 200-acre land located in Eldoret City to Kipchoge and one-time Olympic Games winner Brimin Kipruto was illegal.
“I was shocked to learn that my husband sold our matrimonial property at a paltry KSh10 million which represents just 10 percent of the actual value of the land. My husband has never told me that he has sold the land, let alone his intention to do so.
I took various loans to fund the purchase and development of the property, which was the only family home, as I married Komen when he had no place to call home,” she explained.
On her his part, Komen, who has previously held a world record, argued that they did not jointly own the land with his wife.
Nonetheless, he acknowledges that he applied for a loan together with the complainant to help settle the remaining balance.
“It is true we jointly applied for a loan with my wife to settle the outstanding balance of the purchase price of the said suit property to the former owners – the Kwambai and Chesire family – excluding other development projects she undertook on the land,” he was quoted by Nation.
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