One of the richest men in Kenya, Pius Ngugi has been sued by former girlfriend Lynette Buddery for shs.9.6 million child annual maintenance for their daughter sired by him. Buddery says Ngugi married her in 1990 under customary law and she gave birth to the baby girl in 2001.
Ngugi, the tycoon owner of Thika Coffee Mills and Kenya Nut Company which controls 10 per cent of the world nut market is said by the lady to have intentionally and willfully neglected and, or, refused to provide for his biological child, putting her life at risk as she is not able to go to a good school, have enough food and seek medical treatment.
Ngugi on his part has said that the mother is not entitled to demand an affluent standard of living for the child, who is like any other. "The wealth of the a parent is not a justifiable issue in a suit for the maintenance of a child, rather the best interest and justifiable needs of a minor are the test to be applied.
This is not the tycoons first case of child neglect, he was was sued by politician and businesswoman Esther Passaris in 2003.Passaris demanded Sh200,000 and a good car to ferry their children to and from school. The two had lived together in Springs Valley in the 1990s.
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