Former Gender cabinet secretary Aisha Jumwa is engaged in a court case with Bejav Furniture Limited over a Ksh250 million house she purchased last year.
The company has taken legal action to make Jumwa pay Ksh60 million, part of the agreed purchase price.
Bejav Furniture initially sought to have Jumwa declared bankrupt, but the case was referred for mediation.
Jumwa who was sworn in as a Cabinet Secretary on October 27,2022, approached Roselyn Wambui four months later to buy her house, initially valued at Ksh250 million.
The court was told that Jumwa negotiated the price of the house downwards to Ksh215 million.
According to Wambui, Jumwa’s lawyer acknowledged receiving the sale agreement and informed her that Jumwa was being financed.
”Indeed, I instructed my advocate, Kinyanjui Kirimi and Company Advocates, to draw up a sale agreement and send it to the defendant’s advocate ,the firm of Mohamoud, Gitau & Jilo LLP Advocates, which was done on February 25,2023”, stated Wambui
However, it emerged that at that time, Jumwa could only qualify for Ksh145 million loan from Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).
Wambui demands that Jumwa be obligated to pay the amount with 18.5 percent interest until fully settled.
On the other hand, Jumwa wants the case struck out and Wambui to bear the case costs.
