The High Court on Tuesday, March 4, put a definitive stop to a 61-year-old retiree's charitable ventures. The ruling delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Weldon Korir barred the man - who was only identified as JKK to protect his identity - from accessing his accounts said to hold about Ksh2 million.
The case was brought to court by the man's sons who argued that their retired father had developed a habit of dishing out cash gifts of Ksh2,000 and Ksh 1,000.
The random awards were given out to strangers on the street based on JKK's strange selection criteria that mostly favoured pregnant women.
According to a report by The Standard on Thursday, March 5, the man allocated Ksh2,000 to pregnant women or those with children. Other women who were not mothers or pregnant, were awarded Ksh1,000.
The court reports hold that JKK would randomly withdraw these funds from nearby teller machines when he was to bestow his gifts.
"The subject has been withdrawing funds from his Family Bank Account and randomly giving it away to female strangers he meets, where he gives Sh2,000 to expectant women with children and Sh1,000 to those without children," court papers read in part.
The acquired taste for philanthropy caused a stir in the home of the father of four, who decided to seek the court's intervention in their father's accounts.
The family's main concern was that the man would deplete his pension while riding on his train of charity.
One of his son's stated before the court that JJK had been diagnosed with delusional disorder and alcohol abuse from the year 2018.
The assertion provided indicated that the retiree was not in the right state of mind to be placed in charge of his own accounts.
Before finding themselves in the hallways of the court, the family had first approached the Deputy County Commissioner in Kirinyaga to seek assistance with their patriarch's predilection.
The commissioner then wrote to JKK's bank asking it to give access to the family to manage his accounts. Declining, the lender provided that it was not in its power to do so and directed them to secure an order from a court of law.
The court, after listening to the family's prayers, directed that his 36-year-old son be granted access to the account to withdraw Ksh20,000 each month for JKK's upkeep.
