Imagine getting married to the love of your life, working so hard to make ends meet for the both of you and later acquiring property only to end up being frustrated?
Well, such is the story of slain lawyer Robert Chesang. Chesang lived a life full of frustrations and despite having wealth, he was lacking some peace of mind.
The Lawyer was locked from his Matrimonial home by his Wife, a magistrate by the name Maisy Omungala. He was therefore forced to live like a tourist.
The lawyer sort for accomodation in a hotel for more than three months, a period during which he parted away with half a million shillings yet he had a well built palatial home.
He would soon run to the Courts but even the legal battles did not good to him as the cases were delayed and hence more frustrations to him.
In case number 47 of 2018 filed for protection against domestic violence, Chesang’ alleged that he had been forced to move out of his house because his wife was violent and was using police officers to harass and intimidate him.
The lawyer requested that the courts grant him unconditional access to his home. He claimed the locks to the home had been changed. The house was also under police guard.
He also said Maisy had transferred his two children to a new school and denied him access to them.
“From August 17 to date, I’ve lost all that I’ve acquired progressively since I started married life due to illegal actions of the respondents. I have technically lost the house, the cars and all my earthly belongings,” Chesang’ said in an affidavit.
He also asked the court to allow him access to his two vehicles; Lexus and Premio cars, which he claimed were being used by police officers.
“I pray that the court orders police and other judicial officers to stop being used by wife to harass and intimidate me; and to stop using my cars as if they are state property,” Chesang’ submitted.
He had expressed dissatisfaction on the manner in which his case was being conducted, alleging interference from his wife and other magistrates. His case had been transferred five times before a ruling was made.
In a protest letter to one of the magistrates, Chesang’ alleged having overheard at Sandalwood Hotel a Mavoko law courts magistrate say he would ensure the “case on domestic violence is not ruled on”.
On September 24 last year, he wrote that while seated on a different table, senior resident magistrate Linus Kassan loudly discussed the case on the phone.
“I’m in charge of Mavoko court and I have instructed and ordered the trial magistrate to suspend the ruling coming up on Friday 21 of the domestic violence matter. I will make sure that a ruling will never be delivered on the matter. The trial magistrate is not conducting the case in the way I want,” he quoted the magistrate as having said.
Chesang’ later asked the court to order ‘competent’ police officers to investigate the assault charges against him afresh, claiming they were manufactured by his wife. He was locked up for three days before he was released on Sh10,000 bail.
“I pray that the false accusation on assault by wife OB 24/17/08/2018 at Athi River be investigated afresh by the Machakos county commander or any authority without interference from wife and a report be filed 21 days later,” the affidavit read.
“I pray that the court orders the first respondent [Maisy] stop being violent and misusing the police to harass and humiliate innocent people, twisting things to portray herself as the victim and making false claims to the police.”