{"id":124528,"date":"2025-11-11T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/lawyer-seeks-nominations-for-cancer-charity-to-donate-sh1mn-award-against-muthaiga\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:07:22","slug":"lawyer-seeks-nominations-for-cancer-charity-to-donate-sh1mn-award-against-muthaiga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/lawyer-seeks-nominations-for-cancer-charity-to-donate-sh1mn-award-against-muthaiga\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer seeks nominations for cancer charity to donate Sh1mn award against Muthaiga"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 \u2014 Prominent lawyer Donald Kipkorir has pledged to donate the Sh1 million compensation awarded to him by the High Court to a cancer charity, in memory of his late mother who died of stomach cancer two years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement following the November 7 ruling, Kipkorir recalled his mother\u2019s battle with cancer that saw her undergo extensive treatment in Kenya, India, and Qatar.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mama suffered and died from stomach cancer. I took her to local hospitals and India. She passed away in Qatar on our way back. In honour of her memory, I will give to a cancer charity all the money Muthaiga Country Club was ordered to pay me,\u201d Kipkorir stated.<\/p>\n

He revealed that the medical expenses were financially draining, and that he received no external support during his mother\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n

Kipkorir on Tuesday invited the public to help identify a worthy charity or public hospital cancer department that supports underprivileged patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of my friends have pledged to match the donation. It has to be a cancer charity that assists the poor \u2014 or a cancer department of a government hospital,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The High Court granted the lawyer the award after flinging that Muthaiga Country Club (MCC) violated his constitutional rights when it denied him entry despite being invited by a member.<\/p>\n

Discrimination <\/h2>\n

Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the club acted unlawfully and discriminatorily, describing the grounds for barring him as \u201cspurious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court held that MCC violated my constitutional rights and that they cannot refuse me entry if I am invited by a member,\u201d Kipkorir said, commending Justice Mwita as \u201cone of our finest judges in mind and character.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispute traces back to August 9, 2024, when Kipkorir was denied entry into MCC despite being a guest of a client. <\/p>\n

Represented by lawyer Peter Wanyama, he challenged the club\u2019s \u201cblackballing\u201d policy, which allows members to anonymously veto the admission or entry of guests.<\/p>\n

Kipkorir argued that the policy is discriminatory and unconstitutional, saying it undermines fairness and human dignity.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuthaiga Country Club should end its blackballing policy, where members with personal vendettas can anonymously stop a guest from entering or becoming a member. An accuser must be man enough to come out instead of hiding in the shadows like a weasel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wanyama welcomed the ruling, noting it reaffirmed that private institutions are bound by constitutional principles and cannot act outside the law.<\/p>\n

Kipkorir clarified that he has never applied for membership at MCC but has visited as a guest of friends and clients for over two decades.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 \u2014 Prominent lawyer Donald Kipkorir has pledged to donate the Sh1 million compensation awarded to him by the High Court to a cancer charity, in memory of his late mother who died of stomach cancer two years ago. In a statement following the November 7 ruling, Kipkorir recalled his mother\u2019s battle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}