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Mother-in-law’s shosh sues Ugandan ex-husband for matrimonial home

Mother in law
Elizabeth Wanjiru was married to Shem for 13 years

Citizen TV’s ‘Mother-in-Law’ this week faced off in Court of Appeal with ex husband Shem Bageine, a Ugandan Minister of State for East African Affairs in court, over a house they co-own in Loresho. The two had not set eyes on each since parting 34 years ago.

Elizabeth Wanjiru, the grandmotherly shosh whose steely TV performance has made her a household name, is demanding a share of their matrimonial property ownership following a three-decade court battle.

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