Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive officer, Karikoga Kaseke who impregnated his niece faces the possibility of going to jail for failing to pay $142 500 in maintenance for a disabled child since July 2009.
According to Newsday, Kaseke’s niece Beverly Mujuru through her lawyers said police visited ZTA offices with a warrant for his arrest, but failed to locate him as he was said to be out of country.
“We are representing Beverly Mujuru, who is niece to Karikoga Kaseke. What happened is that Kaseke used to stay with her paying her school fees and they ended up having an affair and they had a child together. However, the kid is a special, he is crippled and is attending special school and his father is not taking care of him,” the lawyers said.
“We are helping her (Mujuru) with the case and she has reported to the police. The police went to his offices yesterday with a warrant of arrest and they did not find him because he was said to be out of the country.”
The warrant of arrest against Kaseke was issued after Mujuru approached the Harare Civil Court seeking the intervention of the courts to force him to clear his debt.
According to the court papers, since Kaseke was ordered to pay maintenance, he had not abided by the court order, prompting the court to issue him with a warrant of arrest.
“Sometime in 2009, the respondent (Kaseke) was ordered to pay maintenance for our minor child, who is disabled, at the rate of $1 500 per month,” Mujuru said in her affidavit.
“To date, the respondent has not yet paid the maintenance and the arrears are now $142 500.
“I, therefore, pray for a warrant of arrest against the respondent and an order for payment for the arrear maintenance in the sum of $142 500.”
The age of Kaseke’s child is not stated in the court papers.
