The Judiciary has announced that the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett has enhanced the security of Supreme Court judges.
In a statement, the Judiciary dismissed reports indicating that the government had declined to provide extra security for the judges after one of their bodyguards' was shot last week.
Interior Ministry Spokesman Mwenda Njoka noted that security for all the judges was beefed up in the wake of the shooting.
The statement read, "the Office of the Chief Justice wishes to state that this report is untrue. To the contrary, the Inspector General of Police has in fact enhanced the security of Supreme Court judges."
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On Tuesday reports emerged indicating that government had rejected the judges' request to improve their security after Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s bodyguard was shot.
The reports further indicated that lack of extra security had prevented the judges from attending the hearing on a petition filed to stop the repeat presidential election last week.
Mwilu's bodyguard was shot and wounded in Hurlingham area, Nairobi by an unknown gunman.
The constable identified as Titus Musyoka was also robbed of his gun by the shooter who fled the scene on a motorbike.
The government ruled the bodyguard’s shooting as a robbery rather than an attempt to intimidate the judges.
The shooting was condemned by several international envoys who expressed their disappointment in the continued interference with the Judicial process.
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