Nakuru man allowed to extract DNA from KDF colonel’s body to ascertain paternity

According to Mogire, the soldier separated with his mother Hellen Mogutu, now deceased, before they could solemnise their marriage.

The High Court has allowed a man to collect DNA samples from the remains of a Kenya Defence Forces colonel to ascertain if the deceased was his father. Jared Mogire had moved to court seeking to be recognised as Colonel Kennedy Magero’s eldest son before he is buried. On Thursday, Nakuru High Court judge Hillary Chemitei ordered the samples to be extracted from the body ahead of the burial. Colonel Magero died on November 7, 2020, aged 52. Justice Chemitei adopted as court orders, a consent signed by Mogire, 29, and his step-mother Hellen Abuya.

“The applicant (Mogire) is allowed access to deceased’s body for purposes of obtaining samples for DNA testing,” ruled Chemitei.