CS Soipan sues 'estranged' husband for child upkeep and protection

Stephen Saibulu Kudate. [File, Standard]

Kudate through lawyer Vincent Lempaa, however, denied the allegations and asked the court for seven days to file a response.

He claimed Tuya has withheld factual information about their relationship and wants the court to summon her to be cross-examined.

Tuya stated that they started living together in December 2013 until October 2020 when there was a disconnection and Kudate returned to his first wife.

"During the subsistence of the cohabitation, the mother has been the sole breadwinner, providing all the children's basic needs and paying 100% of their school fees. The man has however refused to take responsibility despite being able," said Ondabu.

He said the estranged husband has also physically and emotionally neglected the children. The CS in her affidavit stated that Kudate was cruel and abusive during their cohabitation, and insulted her in December 2022 after denying paternity of the two children and demanded a DNA test.

"He committed untold physical, emotional and psychological harm to me and the children. He manifested total inability to take care of us during our cohabitation and even assaulted our domestic servants," said Tuya.

She claimed Kudate did not contribute anything towards purchasing their homes in Nairobi and Narok and only moved in to live with her when they started cohabitating and has never bothered to add anything towards building their relationship.