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Moi son gets relief in Sh90m upkeep tussle: Court of Appeal overturns decision that he pays estranged wife

Philip Moi and Ms Pluda

Philip Moi finally got a relief from his estranged wife, Rossana Pluda, after the Court of Appeal overturned a decision that he pays her Sh90 million for upkeep and house allowance.

In the precedent-setting judgment, appellate judges Hannah Okwengu, Daniel Musinga and Gatembu Kairu ruled that it was wrong to punish a man to pay for the maintenance of a woman when both are still capable of working to earn a living.

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