Former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa is embroiled in a legal dispute with Bejav Furniture Limited over a Ksh250 million house she purchased last year.
The company has taken legal action to recover Ksh60 million of the agreed purchase price, claiming Jumwa has failed to fulfill her payment obligations.
The case, initially seeking to have Jumwa declared bankrupt, has been referred for mediation.
Jumwa, who was appointed as a Cabinet Secretary on October 27, 2022, entered into negotiations to buy a house from Roselyn Wambui four months later.
The initial asking price of Ksh250 million was negotiated down to Ksh215 million.
According to Wambui, Jumwa’s lawyer acknowledged receipt of the sale agreement and assured her that Jumwa was being financed.
Wambui stated, “I instructed my advocate, Kinyanjui Kirimi and Company Advocates, to draft the 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.”
However, it was later revealed that Jumwa could only secure a Ksh145 million loan from Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) at the time.
Wambui now demands that Jumwa be obligated to pay the outstanding amount with 18.5 percent interest until the full amount is settled.
