Bonfire Adventures couple, Simon Kabu and Sarah Njoki, are at the centre of a growing legal dispute. Sarah is accusing Simon of infidelity, cruelty, conflicts of interest, and gender-based violence.
Through her lawyer, Mwenda Njagi, Sarah has also challenged a defamation suit Kabu filed against her before Judge Janet Mulwa and is seeking its dismissal for lack of merit.
Court records in the defamation case show that, in an internal memo dated December 18, 2024, Sarah claimed that Kabu was mismanaging their tours and travel company.
Sarah accuses Kabu of conflicts of interest in the company, malice, inappropriate relationships with employees, and assault, among other allegations. "Kabu is not the founder of the company. I came up with the idea," court documents state.
The memo was circulated to a company WhatsApp group of 150 employees.
Furthermore, Sarah accuses Kabu of undermining the company's operations to damage its reputation and interests. "The plaintiff (Kabu) is diverting clients and employees to a new company he is starting," court records indicate.
The co-founder of the company also accuses her estranged husband of gender-based violence, corruption, and other criminal activities.
"He has the capability of enforcing forced abductions, disappearances, and killings of any dissenters in the company," court documents reveal.
In CCTV footage from November 21, 2024, Sarah, during a company staff meeting, claimed Kabu had started a new company with his daughter.
In another footage dated November 20, 2024, she accused Kabu of being a mole within the company, engaging in unethical 'cartel-like' activities, and working actively to destroy the company.
"The plaintiff has been involved in life-threatening domestic violence," Sarah stated during a press conference on December 9, 2024.
On Monday, Judge Mulwa extended court orders barring Sarah from posting or making any statements deemed defamatory against Kabu.
Kabu's lawyer, Judith Kamoing, informed the court that Sarah had filed her response, and she needed a week to reply. "The plaintiff is to file a supplementary affidavit within seven days. Interim orders against the defendant (Sarah) are extended," Judge Mulwa directed.
Mulwa blocked Sarah from using any media outlets, including social media and press briefings, to disseminate any negative information about Kabu.
"I have endured this malicious campaign in silence, but the defendant's actions have left me with no choice, but to seek redress. Silence should not be misconstrued as weakness," said Kabu.
