A Kenyan woman has been charged with fraud with a very bitter aftertaste in Nairobi. She is accused of cheating a single Dutch farmer who wants to have children as much as 2.9 million Kenyan shillings (about 22,300 euros) with a non-existent surrogacy agreement. "After she showed me the contracts, I felt that I could trust her and her agency," said 36-year-old Dion van Aardt in an emotional testimony in court on Tuesday.
“I couldn't be lucky when the surrogacy agency reported that the first scan showed that he was going to be a boy. Filled with paternity, I began to prepare, buy diapers and baby food, and look for a household help to help me raise it, '' the court and Kenyan media told the 30-something.
The second scan, which, according to Winnie Maina's surrogacy office, showed that the baby was going to be a girl, made Van Aardt decide to name his daughter "after my mother," he said moved. The woman sitting in court then burst into tears. The court had also been visibly affected, as were other family members of the thirties present. They were deeply involved in Dion's impending fatherhood and even organized a baby shower to celebrate the arrival of his daughter. "Winnie Maina had suggested that," said Van Aardt.
Caesarean section
When he heard nothing on the date that the surrogate mother was due, according to the agency, the farmer from Nanyuki (about 200 kilometers north of Nairobi) did not immediately feel wet. "The surrogate mother was not yet in labor," it said. He was then put on the line for several weeks with news that the woman had been hospitalized and that she refused a caesarean section, the only option, so to speak. Van Aardt then started packing his luggage and preparing for a stay in Nairobi to be with his daughter. "When I was about to leave, Winnie Maina called with the message that mother and child had died," sniffled the Zimbabwe-born Dutchman.