Woman sues Bamasaba leader over child neglect

Mbale. The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mbale District has started hearing a case in which the Bamasaba cultural leader, Mr Bob Mushikori, was sued for failing to take care of a child he sired out of wedlock.
The Grade One Magistrate, Mr John Paulo Wosawulo, started hearing the case on Thursday last week.
This follows an application filed by Ms Janet Nambuya through her lawyers, who claims to be the child’s mother.
In her affidavit which Daily Monitor has seen, Ms Nambuya claims to be Mr Mushikori’s former partner, adding that they started cohabiting in 2013 before he was crowned king in 2015.
“I started the relationship with the respondent in 2013 and we got serious in 2014 when we settled together as wife and husband,” she states.
Ms Nambuya said she was struggling to take care of the child.
Ms Nambuya also claims Mr Mushikiro locked her out of his house in 2016 when the relationship turned sour.
“Without any fault on my side and my child, he locked me out of the house and has failed to provide us with another place of residence,” she said.
In March 2016, Ms Nambuya before quitting the “marriage,” claimed she was being psychologically tortured by the bodyguards who were blocking her from accessing the Umukuka’s home in Mbale Town.
The petitioner alleged that the guards were undermining and abusing her as “an unrecognised queen, cohabiting with the king.”
However, when contacted, Mr Mushikori dismissed the allegations of refusing to extend support to his daughter. “I have not at any time failed to provide for the said child. That lady hid my daughter in Namugongo, Kampala, and she wanted to baptise her without my knowledge but I warned her not to do so. She has failed to take care of the daughter,” he said.
“Let the court grant me custody of my daughter since I am better placed to meet her welfare,” he added.
Court adjourned the case to Wednesday.