New twist as Kirima is flown out of Kenya

The saga involving former MP Gerishon Kirima’s family has taken a new twist after it emerged that old man has been taken out of the country.

The new revelation that he has been taken to the United Kingdom for specialised treatment was made in court on Monday when a case by his wife Teresia Wairimu came up for hearing.

"Kirima is out of the country, out of the court's jurisdiction and we want the matter adjourned to a later date," said advocate David Oyatta, who is representing Mrs Wairimu.

Following this development the court was forced to adjourn the case.

Mrs Wairimu, the former MP's third wife, went to court on August 13 after she was denied access to her husband who was then admitted to Nairobi Hospital.

According to her suit papers, her husband was bundled up in a government ambulance without her permission and taken to hospital where he was admitted.

She went to the hospital to see him but was denied entry into the ward. Administration Police officers posted at the ward barred her claiming to be under instructions, she says.

The Kirima family battle started first in court when his sons filed cases seeking to be given permission to manage his vast estate valued at Sh750 million.

And since then the family has been fighting in the public glare, if not in court at their father’s home in Nairobi.

Broken Gate

At some point the children of the politician broke the gate to their father’s home to gain access to him.

The plot got complicated after the third wife was arrested and detained at the Criminal Investigations Department where, she says, a number of offences were levelled against her.

In a sworn affidavit tabled in court, she says, the CID officers told her she is alleged to have assaulted one of her step sons namely Stephen Kirima.

She also learnt that the officers were investigating allegations of her being involved in grand theft of her husband’s property.

The woman told the court that there were allegations that she hired services of a Tanzanian witch doctor to give her charm to administer on her husband among other things.

After staying at the CID headquarters for over eight hours and recording four statements, she was released on police bail, the court papers indicate.
From Kirima’s home the drama moved to Nairobi Hospital before the matter went to court once again.

The hospital said the former politician is no longer in its care as it discharged him on Sunday.

The parties in the case have to wait until to September 21 for the court to decide the next steps.