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Negligent husband separated
25 Feb 2016 at 05:55hrs | Views
THE Kanyama Local Court has heard how a man usually refuses responsibilities each time he impregnates his wife.
This was a matter where Harriet Mbilika, 48, sued her husband, Pearson Mulowa, 50, of New Lusaka West for divorce for neglecting his responsibilities and deserting her each time she became pregnant.
Times of Zambia reported that Mbilika explained to Senior Court Magistrate Daniel Phiri, sitting with Magistrate Ackim Phiri at Kanyama Local Court, that Mulowa was not a caring man and that she had suffered at his hands since they got married.
She narrated that whenever she was pregnant, Mulowa refused responsibility and told off the children that he was not their father, a situation she said was disturbing and confusing to the children.
Mbilika further stated that when she started a business, Mulowa beat her because he suspected that the customers were her boyfriends.
"When I started a business at a tavern, he beat me and told me he was never going to allow me to have my own business.
"I don't understand, he knows he can't fend for the family or pay school fees and paying rentals," she said.
She said she was tired of sleeping in a one-roomed apartment with her six children because the husband could not afford to rent a bigger house.
Mbilika said Mulowa was so jealous that he did not allow her to mingle with her friends, and had stopped her from going to church.
The court separated the couple amid protests by Mulowa who said he loved his wife and children.
He said he would have killed his children if he did not love them.
Mulowa knelt down before Mbilika in court to ask for forgiveness, but Magistrate Phiri ordered him to compensate Mbilika K6,000 with an initial payment of K1,000 followed by monthly installments of K300.
He was also ordered to pay child maintenance fees of K750.
This was a matter where Harriet Mbilika, 48, sued her husband, Pearson Mulowa, 50, of New Lusaka West for divorce for neglecting his responsibilities and deserting her each time she became pregnant.
Times of Zambia reported that Mbilika explained to Senior Court Magistrate Daniel Phiri, sitting with Magistrate Ackim Phiri at Kanyama Local Court, that Mulowa was not a caring man and that she had suffered at his hands since they got married.
She narrated that whenever she was pregnant, Mulowa refused responsibility and told off the children that he was not their father, a situation she said was disturbing and confusing to the children.
Mbilika further stated that when she started a business, Mulowa beat her because he suspected that the customers were her boyfriends.
"When I started a business at a tavern, he beat me and told me he was never going to allow me to have my own business.
"I don't understand, he knows he can't fend for the family or pay school fees and paying rentals," she said.
She said she was tired of sleeping in a one-roomed apartment with her six children because the husband could not afford to rent a bigger house.
Mbilika said Mulowa was so jealous that he did not allow her to mingle with her friends, and had stopped her from going to church.
The court separated the couple amid protests by Mulowa who said he loved his wife and children.
He said he would have killed his children if he did not love them.
Mulowa knelt down before Mbilika in court to ask for forgiveness, but Magistrate Phiri ordered him to compensate Mbilika K6,000 with an initial payment of K1,000 followed by monthly installments of K300.
He was also ordered to pay child maintenance fees of K750.
Source - Times of Zambia
