Popular Kiswahili news anchor Swaleh Mdoe is in trouble after a woman filed a case against him seeking to have his salary attached for upkeep of a child she claims he sired. Fauzia Ahmed wants the court to order Mdoe’s employer to attach part of his salary for maintenance of the child allegedly born in 2004. She claims the news anchor earns in excess of Sh750,000 every month, but has neglected his parental responsibility. Following the filing of the case through her lawyer Danstan Mogaka, the children’s court has issued orders directing the Citizen TV news anchor to appear in court and explain why he should not be jailed for failing to obey court orders. The children’s court directed the two parties in the case to appear in court on May 17. The woman claims they cohabited with him (Mdoe) since 2001 and got a baby girl in 2004 as a result of the union. But the newscaster in response, denies he is the biological father of the girl. He further denies cohabiting with her. “I have never cohabited with the plaintiff, as she has failed to provide any details of where we lived. I’m a married man with a wife and children, and it would not have been possible to cohabit with someone else,” says Mdoe. He claims he only knew Fauzia while he worked at a media organisation in 2001 where she worked as an intern. Child had failed to report to school He further denies earning Sh750,0000 monthly salary and wants the woman to prove the claim. Mdoe had been directed to pay school fees and related expenses amounting to Sh21,000 but failed to act. The woman has been unsuccessful in her pursuit even after getting a second order to help enforce the initial one.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:40:46 +0000