This archive report was first published on 29 November 2019.
On November 29, 2019, a court ordered Dennis Itumbi, the Innovation, Digital and Diaspora Communication Director in the Office of the President, to pay Ksh20,000 monthly child support.
The court's decision came after Itumbi was found to be the father of a child born to a woman he was in a relationship with between January and August 2018.
According to the woman, Itumbi ended their relationship in August 2018 after she informed him that she was pregnant with his child.
"He ended the relationship sometime in August 2018 when the lady informed him that she was pregnant with his child," lawyer Enricah Dulo said in court papers.
The court also granted Itumbi reasonable access to the child, but the woman was granted actual and legal custody of the minor.
Lawyer Dulo asked the court to direct Itumbi to provide a copy of his ID so that his name can be included in the minor's certificate of birth.
The court also allowed the parties to try and reach an out-of-court settlement on the matter.
