Woman sues neighbours for defamation over dog barking claims

German shepherd dog barking. [Courtesy]

A woman has sued her two neighbours in Loresho, Nairobi, accusing them of harassment and invasion of privacy after they claimed her four dogs were causing constant noise.

In a petition filed at the High Court at Milimani, Lilian Onduko alleges that her neighbours, James Squire and Bertie Turner, have made unsubstantiated claims that she neglected her dogs, allowed them to cause disturbance with their barking, and unlawfully intruded on her private life.

The case, filed in the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court, revolves around several key allegations, including Squire and Turner’s unlawful intrusion into Onduko’s private space, the spreading of defamatory messages, and the continued harassment over her dogs’ behaviour.