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Men produce receipts in Nyachae succession case

Former Cabinet minister and ex-Nyaribari Chache MP, Simeon Nyachae, during the requiem mass of the late George Saitoti in Nairobi on June 15, 2012. [File, Standard]

Two men who claim to have married a woman alleging to be the widow of former Cabinet minister Simeon Nyachae have presented new evidence to support their claim of being the fathers of her two sons.

During the hearing, Margaret Chweya denied any connection to Jacob Machuki and Michael Pondo. She insisted that the late minister was the father of her sons, Rodney and Paul Chweya. But in his recent court filings before Family Court Judge Eric Ogola, Mr Machuki submitted a doodle, a nursery school report card, and a photo featuring him, Rodney, and Margaret as evidence of his paternity.

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