Ken Lusaka: Court Bars Media from Covering Speaker's Child Support Case
- A woman claiming to be pregnant with Ken Lusaka's child had moved to court seeking KSh 25 million child support
- The woman's lawyer, Danstan Omari, obtained gag orders against all the media, prohibiting them from covering the case
- Lusaka admitted the child was indeed his, saying he was ready to settle the matter out of court
The court has barred the media from covering the proceedings of Speaker Ken Lusaka's child upkeep case.
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A woman claiming to be pregnant with Lusaka's child had moved to court seeking KSh 25 million child support from the politician.
In the Monday, July 26 session, her lawyer Danstan Omari obtained gag orders against all the media ranging from print to electronic, prohibiting them from covering the case.
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“That a gag order is hereby issued to any print or electronic mass media in Kenya from accessing, publishing, airing, narrating or commenting the case in any newspaper, journal, weekly magazine and TV or radio show, ” read the order issued by Nairobi Resident Magistrate F. Terer.PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Kenya’s #1 news
Accept to take responsibility
Through his lawyer Peter Wanyama, Lusaka admitted the said child was indeed his, saying he was ready to settle the matter as fast as possible out of court.
The woman had sought an order to have the Speaker pay a lump sum of KSh 25 million or give a monthly payment of KSh 200,000 for her needs and those of the unborn child.
Additionally, the woman also wanted the court to order the speaker to buy her a house of the same standard of houses where Lusaka’s children currently stay.
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She claimed that being the unborn child's father, Lusaka had declined to take responsibility, to support and provide for her and the unborn baby.
The lady said she has been going through pregnancy complications that potentially threaten the unborn child's life, adding that Lusaka consistently rejected his association with her despite his full knowledge that they have been having unprotected relations together for years.
The case is expected to be mentioned again on Wednesday, July 28.
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