Father Goes To Court, Demands 20% Of Son’s Salary as Monthly Maintenance

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An elderly man from Birumba village in Saboti, Transzioa county has moved to the High Court seeking to have his son pay him 20 per cent of his monthly salary as upkeep.

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Gideon Kisira Cherowo, a 73-year-old, told the Kitale High Court that he has sacrificed a lot for his son Washington Chepkombe by educating him.

“I used all the resources I had to enable the defendant to be in a good position so that he can help us. Right now, my wife and I are in a horrible state yet we have a son who is working. I pray that since the defendant has a good salary, I request for 20 per cent of his salary to be given to me as the father,” Mzee Cherowo said in the court papers.

Gideon told the Daily Nation that his son works at the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) but he is yet to get any assistance from the son

“I have tried several times since 2008 to seek assistance from my son (the defendant), but all in vain,” Mzee Cerowo said.

The elderly man said out of his four sons, only Washington had a good job.

“I sold my land in Cheptais, Bungoma, to educate him from primary to university. I also gave him a quarter of an acre. I even went ahead to pay dowry for the defendant’s wife, which cost me four cows and some amount of money, whose sum I cannot recall,” Mzee Cherowo told the court.

According to nation publication, the civil suit which is dated November 17th 2021, was drawn and filed by Mzee Gedeon Cherowo, and not an advocate of the High Court, as is usually the case.

Mzee attached one of his sons, David Masyek, as the witness.

David, in his statement, stated that his brother should cater for their elderly father.

“The defendant deserted his parents after he got a job. It is now 17 years since we saw him. He does not come or send any assistance to us. We are leading a very horrible life after the defendant consumed the very thing our father had, so as to take him to school,” he said.

It’s however, remains unclear, whether the law can compel a child to take care of their parents.