Ali Kiba's wife files for divorce, wants a monthly Sh200,000 pay

 

Ali Kiba and Wife Amina Khalef [File]

The wife of Tanzanian superstar Ali Kiba has filed for a divorce in Mombasa Kadhi’s court.

Amina Khalef wants to dissolve their three-year marriage with Ally Salehe Kiba, claiming stress and neglect.

The two married under Islamic Law on April 19, 2018 in a glamorous wedding held in Mombasa, and later proceeded to live as a couple in Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania.

Ms Amina, who is expecting her second child with Mr Kiba, filed the petition on January 8, 2021. The two got a son in February 19, 2019.

Amina said she left her matrimonial home in Tanzania on or about October 2018 due to her mental health while pregnant and as a result of the conflict with Kiba and his family.

“The petitioner (Amina) delivered her first child on February 19, 2019 and as is the tradition of the Muslims remained at her family home for 40 days,” Amina’s petition reads.

She said upon returning to her matrimonial home in April 2019, she found out that the living arrangement at Kiba’s home was not conducive for her mental health.

Amina said friction arose between her and Kiba’s relatives and friends living at the matrimonial home.

In the affidavit, Amina says that Kiba has not been consistent in providing for her and their child.

She adds that the maintenance provided by Kiba was insufficient and would come after push and pull between them.

Amina is demanding a Sh200,000 monthly for the upkeep of their two children. She also wants him to pay for a medical cover for his children.

She wants their marriage dissolved by the Kadhi’s court.

She said Kiba did not provide any maintenance or prenatal care during her pregnancy with her first born and he remained largely uninterested in the child’s wellbeing.

“Kiba even failed to clear my hospital bill for the birth of our child,” she said in her verifying affidavit.

She said Kiba would be verbally abusive to her in front of his friends.

“I have not in any manner condoned the respondent’s (Kiba) acts of desertion as particularised in the petition.

“It would be in the interest of justice that the marriage be dissolved,” said Amina.

She said that the union with Kiba has broken down irreparably and no human intervention can salvage it and that it is in the interest of justice that the same be dissolved.

She said that Kiba failed and neglected to address the living arrangements which had become stressful for her and left her with no choice but to leave their matrimonial home with her son and moved back to Mombasa on or about June 2019.

“Despite reaching out to Kiba to try to resolve their matrimonial disputes, Kiba has been unwilling and unresponsive to the petitioner’s efforts,” reads her petition.

She said Kiba has deserted her with sporadic appearances in her life inconsistent with that of a husband.

On February 10, 2022 the Kadhi’s Court gave Kiba 15 days to reply. 

On April 28 2021 Chief Kadhi Ali Abdalla issued an order granting leave to Amina to serve summons dated January 19, 2021 and the divorce petition dated January 8, 2021 to Kiba who resides in Dar-es-Salaam.

He ordered that Kiba be served the said pleadings through the firm of Arkan Attorneys, Samora Avenue, Acacia Building, Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

The matter was to be mentioned on May 26, 2021 to confirm service of the pleading to Kiba.