Man denied access to his son by mother-in-law, told to first pay Ksh75,000 monthly upkeep

Two Kenyans who have been
leading a lavish lifestyle are fighting for the custody of a two-year-old boy
in the United States (US).

Peter Njoroge Gathiaka
and his wife Joan Wambui are embroiled in a tussle after the latter denied the
husband access to his son.

So disturbed was Njoroge
that he took a step to give a media interview in the US where he accused his
mother-in-law Hellen Waitherero Mubea of being behind his woes.

According to him, the
mother-in-law is the one who has been pushing her daughter to disregard a court
order which allowed him to visit and bond with his son.

“I met my former
girlfriend and I helped her emigrate to the US where we kicked off a
relationship that led to the birth of the son in December 2018,” he said.

Njoroge said that he
later opted to travel to Kenya with Wambui, little did he know that they were
in plans to kick him out of her life.

According to him, they
agreed with his wife that she would stay for a few days with the mother-in-law
who K24 Digital has established is a headteacher at a local school within
Kiambu County.

However, in December
2019, Wambui left the son with her mother and went back to the US without
informing her husband.

Immediately, she landed
in the US, Wambui and her mother started demanding Sh75,000 for monthly upkeep
as they accuse him of being irresponsible.

Njoroge now says that he
is now depressed since he last saw his son in December 2019 when he only took a
birthday cake to him.

A Kiambu Senior Resident Magistrate Wilson Radig on August 6 ordered that Njoroge should be granted access to his son any time he wants as from Friday 10 am and Monday 10 am.

However, it has emerged
that the mother-in-law later made away with the minor to an unknown
destination.

He said that he has tried
to seek the help of local police officers to trace the minor but he is yet to
find them.

“The only option I have
is to go back to court,” he said.