Woman who sued Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka over alleged refusal to take up paternity roles after he allegedly impregnated her has withdrawn the case after they settled the matter amicably.
Through an application dated August 20, 2021, Irene Naswa Mutaki has notified the children court of her intention to withdraw the entire suit with no orders to cost.
"Take notice that the plaintiff herein has wholly withdrawn the entire suit instituted vide plaint dated June 15, 2021 together with all attendants application hereto with no orders to costs," read the application by Danstan Omari.
Through the lawyer, the woman who is now five months pregnant sued the Speaker over child support and demanded to be paid Ksh200,000 monthly upkeep.
She told the court that she had been intimate with the Speaker for more than a year and that the two had in several instances engaged in unprotected sex.
According to court papers, the woman fell out with Lusaka after he insisted on termination of the pregnancy.
“The applicant declined to accede to the proposal and now she is three months pregnant and counting since she discovered that she was expectant of Lusaka’s child,” the court papers read.
Court papers further stated that the woman was willing and ready to go for prenatal paternity test to confirm that Lusaka is responsible for the pregnancy.
The woman further said that Lusaka abandoned her and that she had been going through pregnancy complications which potentially threatened the life of their unborn child.
“Lusaka’s defiant and brazen refusal to accept responsibility and assist the applicant to access esteemed hospitals capable of giving her highest standard of prenatal care threaten the life of their unborn child and is, therefore, in sharp contravention with the constitutional safeguards of life which begins at conception,” the court papers stated.
