Veteran Gospel Singer Fails to Appear in Court for Hearing of His Case. Even His Lawyer Can’t Find Him
In 2011, veteran Akorino gospel music singer Hezeh Ndung’u was accused of not paying his bills at Ngara Springs Club in Nairobi that lead to the dramatic dismissal of one of the hotels employee.
In another incident, the singer was accused of defaulting on Sh65,000 payment for hiring a car from Cab Harmonie.
In both instances, the cases were pretty well documented in The Star by its illustrious writers, Grace Kerongo and Cate Mukei (now at The Nairobian).
However, despite the concrete evidence adduced by the writers, Ndung’u went ahead to seek legal redress on defamation grounds; he sued The Star and the two writers.
Well, on Monday (31st March), the writers appeared in court for the hearing of the case but the plaintiff (Ndung’u) was MIA. When the judge sought to find out where he is, his lawyer told the court that they couldn’t reach him on phone.
This led to the adjournment of the case till further notice.
Speaking to Grace, she confirms, “He just did not show up and his lawyer can’t get him on phone. So I don’t know what’s next. But I will ask our lawyer if a new date has been set for the hearing.”
Ndung’u is well known by his jam, Kaigua Wega;
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