Kenyan Catholic Priest Appeals Order to Pay Sh25,000 Upkeep, Insists the Child is Not His
Catholic priest Dominic Wamugunda has appealed against a ruling that ordered him to pay support for a child alleged to be his.
Father Wamugunda was directed to pay Sh25,000 per month after the child’s mother sued him for child maintenance in December 2020.
But in an appeal filed before High Court judge Maureen Odero, the priest faulted senior resident magistrate Mary Otindo for failing to consider DNA testing before issuing her ruling in the case.
“The learned magistrate erred in law and in fact by failing to appreciate that the plaintiff had not placed any material evidence before the court to warrant an award of Sh25,000 maintenance,” court documents read.
He wants the court to suspend the ruling, arguing that the applicant failed to show up for DNA testing as both parties had agreed.
“I am aware the parties agreed to undertake testing and order recorded by consent on May 17th, 2021, and I already paid for the same. On the appointed date for the DNA testing August 5th, 2021, as agreed between the advocates Mr. Kirimi and Mr. Shisanya, the respondent did not show up,” he adds.
The cleric is disputing the paternity of the 12-year-old girl, adding that he has never seen the minor.
“I am not satisfied at all with the court finding, and that is why I have filed an appeal. I have completely denied paternity of the subject child whom I have not seen or supported since she was born and she is now 12 years old,” he argues.
While issuing her ruling, magistrate Otindo noted that the respondent failed to undertake a DNA test scheduled by the court, claiming that he was unwell.
"It has to be remembered that this court, on May 17, 2021, allowed a DNA test to be undertaken. He did not do so on an allegation he was unwell. There was no evidence placed before the court to support the said position that he was incapacitated to undertake the said DNA and that the court ordered that he continue to discharge his parental responsibility,” the magistrate ruled.
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FATHER WAMUGUNDA!!! This man…
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FATHER WAMUGUNDA!!! This man is A KADINYA KADINYA KABISA! Huyu anyofolewe. He sired two kids with my deputy principal in high school . Dep. Principal had just lost her husband. He was chaplain to a girls high school and a girls only elementary, when numerous scandals broke out mainly due to his reckless dick, he was promoted Chaplain of a University. That's how rotten these Church leaders can be. Catholicism may have it's advantages but the priests and other leaders within the Church have destroyed it's image and reputation. Earlier today a Catholic priest was charged with sodomizing a minor whom he deliberately pulled away from family for "confession" Haki mimi naweza miminia mtu risasi abaki kuwa kichungi. Parents keep a watchful eye on your kids and never FULLY entrust them to anyone- priest, pastor, teacher, counselor, coach Etc. NO! Husbands if your wife loves the Church more than he loves you, (church being the pastor)- beware. People who commit abominable atrocities "in the name of God" disgust me.
Unless there is more to this…
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Unless there is more to this story,I wonder why the baby mama had to wait till the kid is 12.
Hey that is what happens when the man of the cloth take off his clothes,in the bedroom. Keep them on,and you might avert the scandal.
Read the write about yours!…
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In reply to Unless there is more to this… by Maxiley (not verified)
Read the write about yours! This priest has been loose like Tina for a long time…
This reminds me of Martha…
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This reminds me of Martha Karua fiasco!!
Did Nattha Karua sire kids…
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In reply to This reminds me of Martha… by My Two Cents (not verified)
Did Nattha Karua sire kids with a priest? No wonder She us always bitter to the whole world and at time she takes her mistakes on Uhuru!
Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no…
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Thessalonians 2:3
"Let no one in any way deceive or beguile (entrap) you, for that day will not come [Unless the predicted great falling of those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom ( of perdition)".
He just needs to get married…
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In reply to Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no… by Anonymous UI (not verified)
He just needs to get married and don't tell Pope. Forbidding to marry is doctrine of devils. It allows devils to run amok in the church
Why hide yourself behind the…
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Why hide yourself behind the curtains as a priest.Drop this foreign nonsense religion n marry have kids n still serve mwene nyaga without hiding.Yes it’s known some of this priests sodomize boys n sleep with women of the church.Bure kabisa
May the almighty loving,…
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May the almighty loving, forgiving God and Farher have mercy on all the priests in the whole world and on us all. Yes! We know that priests have disfigured the face of Christ, they have crucified him again. Crowned him with thorns, nailed him and above all, pierced him with a sword in his heart with their lies, justification and denial. The devil has made their conscious dead that they don’t see anything wrong. It’s a pity that these are our spiritual leaders. Let us all take a minute and pray 3 Hail Marys for God to open the priests’ eyes, reawaken their consciousness and dispel the evil of immoralities in the church. May God renew the face of the church and make the holy Catholic Church Holy again. Sacred heart of Jesus have mercy.
@Kairitu2021, Do some…
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In reply to May the almighty loving,… by Kairitu2021 (not verified)
@Kairitu2021, Do some research.
The moral bankruptcy of Christianity cannot be reversed. Too much innocent blood has been shed by the catholic church. The catholic church gave the authority for the enslavement of the "black nation".
Praying for the catholic church at this time is like praying for the dead to come alive- and it is praying for it to continue its enslavement of God's children. It is futile.
The catholic church does not need prayers, it will soon collapse by itself under its own weight.
Everything has a beginning and an end.
Catholic church uplooted our shrines to bring it's Christian (ROMAN EMPIRE) doctrine among blacks. It will soon be replaced by what is on the horizon.
It's truth is being revealed. Its dealings around the world is being revealed.
We are all waiting and watching for change of guard!!
We don't know the truth…
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We don't know the truth about this particular case of Fr. Wamugunda. DNA results will reveal the truth. But what we do know is that many priests have fathered so many children. Some are somehow polygamous. It is sad. I really sympathize with these guys. I know most of them are very good men, dedicated but celibacy has made them slaves to sin (Immorality). The Vatican knows about the problem, (bishops know it - Christians know it but there seems to be no answer. Smart priests are those who have successfully been able hide their dark life. They look holy and they keep the church might institution going. God can use broken vessels to spread his kingdom. But I sense that a revolution of some kind is on the way as more women start suing priests for child support/inheritance. God have mercy on these men you called to serve you.
Whether one marries or not,…
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Whether one marries or not, he/she will remain the same. How many married men and women are having other affairs and siring children outside their marriage?
Some have left the pulpit, got married and are worse than before.
Senge atakuwa senge ata umpeleke wapi.Atahanya kila pahali bila uoga,wasiwasi ua haya.
The difference is that some…
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The difference is that some take priesthood for a career, not a spiritual calling.
This is not the first time we have witnessed married women and their daughters sleeping with the Parish priest.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NEEDS TO ROOT CAUSE THIS ISSUE.
Its not about marriage to me…
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Its not about marriage to me. Look at other married ministers/pastors from other denominations. They are equally or worse than unmarried catholic priests.
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