A powerful Cabinet Secretary is at the centre of a scandalous courtroom battle after an estranged lover accused him of being a “deadbeat dad” and demanded over Ksh 6 million in backdated child support — and that’s just the beginning.
The woman, identified only as F.M. in court records, claims she has footed every single bill for their child, born in August 2023, after what both parties admit was a brief romantic fling. From rent to diapers to international travel, F.M. says she’s paid it all — and she wants her money back.
Now, she’s dragging the high-profile CS to the Milimani Magistrate’s Court, demanding full custody, a refund of Ksh 6,066,680, future maintenance, and even a name change for the minor. The case has rattled political corridors, with insiders whispering about potential fallout should the CS’s identity be unmasked.
Among the shocking details: F.M. says she personally financed a DNA test worth Ksh 30,920 in December 2024 to prove the child’s paternity — and even that, she wants refunded. The test confirmed what she already knew: the CS is the biological father.
The expenses she wants covered read like a luxury checklist — incurred both in Kenya and Dubai — and include housing, food, medical care, clothing, and transport. She accuses the CS, dubbed “Claimed Subject” in legal documents, of shirking his parental duties despite the clear paternity confirmation.
In response, the CS filed a stingy proposal in court on April 3, offering to cover the child’s medical insurance and only half of education expenses — but only starting at nursery school. He has also insisted the child must attend public school from age 12 onward, claiming it’s a taxpayer-funded service.
He has flat-out refused to pay for any private or international schooling, even as questions swirl about his own children’s elite education. For housing, he offered just one-third of the cost — “at Kenyan rates” — and is vehemently opposing the name change request, saying the child should decide when older.
To top it off, the CS’s lawyers have warned F.M. to stop contacting him directly, insisting that all communication go through attorneys while the courtroom saga unfolds.
With emotions running high and stakes even higher, the country is bracing for bombshells in a case that has blurred the lines between power, paternity, and responsibility — and could shake a Cabinet office to its core.
