KENYA
Standard
By ISAIAH LUCHELI NAIROBI, KENYA: A Catholic priest sued by a woman in Mombasa for allegedly siring a child with her 14 years ago has written to the Chief Justice protesting over delayed justice.
Father Josephat Mweu Mwanzia of Consolata Missionary, who had sought to have a suit filed by Syovinya Cecilia Mbiki, dismissed after DNA tests conducted in South Africa and Kenya exonerated him has accused the magistrate of dragging the matter.
In the letter to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga dated January 22, he accused the Tononoka children’s court magistrate Beatrice Koech of failing to conclude the case despite many anomalies and breaching of court orders and summons on the part of the applicant.
Mwanzia explained this was the second year since the suit was filed under certificate of urgency for the best interest of the child but the matter was yet to be concluded.
LACKS BASIS
“Since this suit was filed in September 2012, as a Catholic priest, I have been unable to perform my priestly duties and the delay in the delivery of the ruling continues to give me mental and psychological torture and affecting my career and reputation,” the letter read in part.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.