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Kenyan father sues son for upkeep money
A Kenyan father has sued his adult son demanding 20% of his salary to go towards his monthly upkeep.
Gideon Kisira Cherowo, 73, says he sold his land and most of his assets to pay for his son’s education up to university level.
He says the son – now aged 48 – does not support him.
The father who has four sons says only one is employed at the Kenya Airports Authority.
Mr Cherowo’s family lives in a mud house in his village in western Kenya.
The Daily Nation newspaper tweeted a photo of the man:
