A woman has filed a case in court accusing Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka of impregnating her and refusing to take responsibility.
Through her lawyer Danstan Omari, the lady wants the court to compel Speaker Lusaka to take responsibility and provide Sh25 million child support for the unborn baby.
According to Omari, his client and Speaker Lusaka were in an intimate relationship for over two years (from 2018 to May 2021), adding that everything was okay until her client discovered that she was pregnant and informed the accused, who insisted on terminating the pregnancy.
"The cause of their disagreement was exacerbated by Lusaka's insistence on terminating the pregnancy, a proposal that the applicant declined to accede to and now she is three months pregnant and counting since she discovered that she was expectant of Lusaka's child as she has not been intimate with any other man other than the respondent, a fact that can be confirmed through a prenatal paternity test," her court documents read in part as quoted by a local daily.
The lady argues that Lusaka’s failure to support and provide necessary resources need for prenatal healthcare pose a danger to the life of her unborn baby.
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"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," her petition read in part.
The case has been certified as urgent and is expected to be heard on July 7, 2021 after the lady has served Speaker Lusaka.
