BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
A woman is demanding upkeep for a child she sired with Nairobi County Secretary Peter Kariuki.
Kariuki was formally working at the office of the Deputy President before his appointment to head the Nairobi County.
It is alleged that he has not complied with a court order directing him to pay for the upkeep of the child.
The order was issued on November 2017 by the court directing him to take care of the minor’s medical and provide Sh25, 000 monthly for food.
The mother, through lawyer Paul Elkington told the trial magistrate, that the Mr Kariuki has neither responded to the application despite being personally served by a court process server and G4S services.
He has not denied being the biological father to the minor, this ought to have been demonstrated if he filed a reply to the application, the lawyer says.
The court was also told that the minor and two other children of Mr Kariuki from his marriage attend same school and church which aspect attest to the parents close relationship.
The mother has also offered to support the child by paying for the house help, driver and watchman as part of her parenting duty.
According to the lawyer, Mr Kariuki should be ordered to pay Sh2.5 million being maintenance for a full year and Sh150,000 monthly upkeep.
The court will deliver a judgement on August.
