Cheating ward representative set up for divorce

By Counties Team

Rift Valley, Kenya: The marriage of a county ward representative in Rift Valley is on the rocks after his wife hired a private detective to investigate his illicit love affair with a senior employee of one of the county assembly.     

The secret love affair became the subject of public discussion after the two started skipping sittings at the county assembly and have been spotted walking into and out of   hotel rooms in one of the establishments in the region on more than one occasion.

“This is an open secret; people have been talking about it especially when they started skipping assembly sittings for their rendezvous,” said a Member of the County Assembly on condition of anonymity.

The wife of the MCA hired a private investigator who photographed and caught the two lovebirds on tape. She intends to use the photos and video as evidence in a divorce case she is preparing to file. The man, however, is not aware of his wife’s divorce plans as she pretends to support his political ambitions by allowing him time to attend “important meetings” up to late in the night.

“She ensures that he spends quality time with his lover and does not question his movements even when he comes home at the wee hours of the morning,” said a lady friend to the wife.

According the source, the wife has not mentioned anything to the husband but she intends to drop the bombshell at the opportune time.

“She is very careful not to alert the man who married her as a second wife and provided her with everything. She wants to catch them red-handed,” said the source.

The wealthy man is a political newcomer who was elected in the last General Election. He is said to have used his vast wealth to ensure that the lover got a slot in the county assembly.