Why MP Millie Odhiambo Lashes Out at Gold-Digging Baby Mamas

Spread the love

Read Time:2 Minute, 8 Second

It is a cinch that women are mostly favored by the law when it comes to the custody of the children, whereas the men are left to take care of the financial needs of the children.

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

The Shocking Reasons Why a Church Returned Simba Arati’s 100k Donation

In most cases, the court considers the mother as best able to take care of young children, for they know their interests and needs. Where custody is bestowed on her, she is entitled to maintenance from the father until the child attains the age of majority.

But a worrying trend is emerging where women ask for an exorbitant amount of money when seeking child support- an issue that has prompted Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo to speak out

Mabona took to her Facebook page to register her displeasure and share nuggets with baby mamas, asking them to be considerate when asking for money for a child’s support.

Millie said that a number of women have turned co-parenting agreements into a conduit for asking hefty sums yet raising a child requires effort from both parents.⁣

She averred that she has angled over the years to ensure children’s rights are given priority and abuse of that achievement would be detrimental.

“We quietly dealt with many cases touching on MPs, Ministers, Media personalities etc. without publicizing the same since our concern was the best interests of the child.

“I still support the provision for all children by both parents whether the child is born within or outside lawful wedlock. I am nonetheless shocked at the growing trend to use child support cases to shame one spouse (often the man) and to ‘extort’ money,” read part of the MP’s post.

“When you seek Sh300,000 per month from a man who has a wife and other children, are you implying your child comes fitted with a gadget to solve the world’s problems? Let us not spoil for women who genuinely need support for a child born out of wedlock,” Mrs Mabona added.

The ODM legislator urged mothers to ask for reasonable money to support children, by taking into account that there is another family depending on the same man.

“Let us not appear as gold-diggers seeking to use such cases for unjust enrichment but to promote the best interests of all children within and outside marriage. We have worked so hard for this we do not want a backlash,” she advised.