The flamboyant Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has officially divorced his Italian wife Madiona Giovanni Fazzini.
The ODM deputy party leader agreed to grant his Italian first wife a divorce she had sought after living separating for nine years.
According to The Standard Digital, Joho who appeared in person before Mombasa Chief Kadhi’s court signed a consent to end the marriage after opted not to object to his ex-wife’s call for a divorce.
Madina Giovanni Fazzini had filed for a divorce at the Mombasa Chief Kadhi’s Court on January 26, 2022, saying their marriage is broken and irreversible adding that there was no hope for reconciliation whatsoever.
“I am clear and unequivocal that our marriage has broken down irretrievably, with no chance of revival, given we have both moved on over the years,” said Fazzini in her affidavit filed in court
The two married on February 11, 2011, and had two children now aged nine and eight years.
According to the court affidavit, the Mombasa governor moved out of the matrimonial home in 2013, leaving her with their two children.
“Since the respondent, Joho, moved out of our matrimonial home in June 2013, the substance of our marriage has dissipated and has no basis to be sustained from a legal and social standpoint,” said Fazzini.
She said since the Governor moved out, efforts to reconcile the two through legal and social standpoints have not bored fruits.
“Since the respondent moved out of our matrimonial home in June 2013, the substance of our marriage has dissipated and has no basis to be sustained from a legal and social standpoint,
“I do not have hope or see a possibility of reconciliation or compromise of whatsoever nature or kind between myself and the respondent,” added Fazzini.
