Hellywelly...."Early to bed, early to rise, etc, etc " !
Before David's father died, he made a controversial Will. In it, he bequeathed Brookfield, in its entirety, to David and Ruth, as they had both been instrumental in running the Farm for many years and making it what it is today. In his wisdom, he recognised that the other siblings were not farmers and he wanted the best for Brookfield, above all else. But the Will contained a condition that if it were ever to be sold, the others would get their percentage share.
This Will caused ructions at the time, as you might imagine, although the others finally came to accept it as the only way to keep Brookfield intact, as much as possible, for future generations of Archers. Elizabeth and Shula had made good marriages and didn't really need the money. Kenton, of course, would have blown his share within a few months.
I don't think anyone should feel the need to have any sympathy for Kenton. All his troubles are of his own making. He is irresponsible in the extreme, and has the mental maturity of a priapic teenage boy, rather than an adult.
He does, to be fair to him, have brief flashes of brilliance, especially when it comes to thinking "outside the box" but he lacks the maturity and common sense to follow these ideas forward. His only good move in recent years has been to marry the Jolene, Ambridge Siren, who will probably stop him sailing too near the rocks on his current adventure. The love of a good woman, especially one with enormous breasts, has been the saviour of many a Roaring Boy.