IS STILL EXTORTION...or...GREEDY

Woman sues Mwea MP for Sh1.2m child upkeep

  Mwea MP Peter Gitau has denied the allegations, saying that he is a happily married family man.  

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI pjepkemei@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Tuesday, May 29  2012 at  22:35

A woman who claims she has a two-month-old baby with an MP is seeking Sh1.2 million from the lawmaker in upkeep.

But Mwea MP Peter Gitau has denied the allegations, saying that he is a happily married family man.

In a suit filed at a Nairobi court, the 21-year-old mother working in a private company in Nairobi, claims that Mr Gitau made her pregnant and then dumped her.

She alleges that the MP promised her a job, a car and a house if she bore a child for him.

She wants the court to issue orders for the MP to provide for the baby arguing that under the Children’s Act, he is obliged to provide maintenance She met the MP in Nakuru in 2010 and after being promised the “goodies”, she agreed to have a child with Mr Gitau. But the lawmaker abandoned her after she informed him that she was pregnant.

“The defendant stopped all means of communication with me when I became pregnant,” she says.

“I am a happily married man with a family and the allegations that I promised the plaintiff a house, car and job are absolute lies meant to support material greed and extortion,” the MP said.

He alleged that the woman was a stranger to him as he had only met her twice — first for a business meeting at his private office in Nakuru and later during asocial event.

The woman, through lawyer Danstan Mogaka, wants the court to allow her to serve the case documents through the Clerk of the National Assembly.

She is also seeking an order directing the MP to appear in court in person.

The MP has not only denied the allegations, but also argues that the woman has sued the wrong person because she has indicated his name as Peter Nderitu Gitau while he is Peter Gitau.

The case is scheduled for hearing in June.