Update, Thursday, October 9: The High Court in Nairobi has certified a petition filed by Robert Burale against media personality Alex Mwakideu and his sister, Rozina Mwakideu, as urgent and directed him to serve the application to the duo for immediate response.
In the court notice dated Thursday, October 9, Justice Stephen Onjoro set October 23, 2025, as the hearing date for the petition, with all the parties involved in the matter directed to appear.
According to Justice Onjoro, any disobedience or non-observance of the above court order would result in penal consequences.
Preacher Robert Burale has sued media personality Alex Mwakideu and his sister, Rozina Mwakideu, over alleged defamation.
In the petition dated Wednesday, October 8, Burale is demanding compensation of up to Ksh20 million in damages following an explosive interview involving Alex and Rozina.
In the controversial interview, which was shared on Alex's YouTube channel, Rozina shared an emotional account of her experience during her one-year marriage to Burale.
She described her union with the motivational speaker as the darkest moment in her life, further adding that the marriage was her biggest mistake.
According to the 50-year-old, the marriage was marred by several controversies, including alleged emotional neglect and financial constraints, claiming that the preacher allegedly distanced himself from her emotionally.
Rozina went ahead to reveal that she accessed Burale's documents stored on the latter's email and made harrowing discoveries that exacerbated the whole situation.
Burale contended in court documents submitted to the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi that the accusations made against him by his divorced wife were malicious and untrue, with the goal of damaging his reputation.
Additionally, Burale accused the media personality of professional negligence, claiming that Alex did not confirm the veracity of his sister's claims prior to releasing the video.
In the petition, Burale asks the court to order Mwakideu and his sister to remove the YouTube video and to further prohibit the public from reposting or sharing videos.
"Pending the hearing and determination of this application inter parte, an injunction be and is hereby granted restraining and prohibiting the sharing or posting of any type of interaction regarding the defamatory publication," read part of the application.
"Pending the hearing and determination of this application and suit, an order of injunctions be and is granted, legally compelling the defendants to publicly withdraw and acknowledge the falsehood of the defamatory verbatim in the video," the petition added.
The petition further demanded a restriction on storing or commenting on the video or snippets of the content by members of the public or the defendants.
Up to now, the video has racked up nearly 650,000 views on YouTube, with snippets of the interview going viral online.
