Amber Ray threatens to sue Instagram influencer Madollar Mapesa for defamation

Kenyan socialite Faith Makua, popularly known as Amber Ray, has threatened to sue an Instagram influencer going by the name Madollar Mapesa over alleged defamatory remarks.

Amber, in a demand letter seen by Citizen Digital, claims Mapesa on June 24, 2022 published material on his Instagram account insinuation that he was previously involved in a romantic relationship with the socialite and that she is a street beggar.

Amber also claims that Mapesa intimated that she engages in prostitution for money, has a deformed body hence is unfit to work as an influencer, and is an unprofessional person who misleads her social media followers and business partners.

Further, the socialite expressed deep discomfort and rage that Mapesa reportedly dragged her child name’s name in his social media antics, thereby amounting to breach of the minor’s privacy.

We refer to the above matter in which we act for Sh. Faith Makau alias 'Amber Ray% Our them , herein with instructions to address you as hereunder.

“We are therefore instructed by our client to demand, which we hereby do, that you forthwith admit liability in wilting to be published in a manner acceptable to our client and issue a formal apology within 7 (Seven) days of receipt of this demand,” read the letter drafted by Kazi Advocates LLP.

“Take notice that if we do not receive from you an admission of liability and cooperation in publishing an apology to be shared with members of the public…we have firm instructions to proceed and institute legal proceedings against you without further notice to you as to the consequences that arise thereafter.”

The law firm further wrote to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) requesting a probe into the said allegations by Mapesa against Amber.

In the letter, Amber Ray claims to have no knowledge of, or association with, Mapesa; completely distancing herself from him and his lifestyle.

“The perpetrator operates under a username ‘Madollar_mapesa'…The said profile picture indicates a male figure whose appearance is completely unfamiliar to our client. Additionally, our client does not wish to be associated with the lifestyle mantras portrayed by the referenced perpetrator as so intended by him,” read the letter.

“We therefore humbly request that an investigation be launched to identify the perpetrator. Investigate our client's complaints and where necessary charge the offender as per the outcome of your investigations. This targeted attack to malign our client and mislead the public with false information should be deterred in the interests of justice.”

The law firm further added: “We are also of the firm opinion that women should not be improperly targeted on account of their gender and the nature of work that they engage in and as such hope that the Directorate holds similar views in relation to protecting women from such demeaning abuse and infringement of Constitutional rights.”