State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu on Tuesday took a swipe at an International media for publishing a false story on the Judiciary's security detail.
Through his Twitter account, Mr Esipisu shamed Reuters for publishing a story claiming that the Supreme Court Judges of Kenya had been denied extra security.
The head of Presidential Communication Strategic Unit (PSCU) faulted the news agency for failing to verify the details of the story by relying on a single source in writing the story.
He noted that by publishing the story, the reputation of the media was at stake.
In the article that went viral on Tuesday, Reuters noted that Kenya's government had denied a request by the judges for extra security after the deputy Chief Justice's bodyguard was shot.
According to a senior judicial source quoted by the media house, the lack of extra security prevented the judges from attending the hearing of a case seeking to cancel the presidential election.
Nonetheless, on Wednesday, the judiciary dismissed the reports indicating that they had been denied security by the government.
Instead, Interior Ministry Spokesman Mwenda Njoka noted that the security of all the judges was beefed up in the wake of the shooting.
“Our attention has been drawn to a false report by Reuters claiming that the Government has turned down a request for extra security. To the contrary, the Inspector General of Police has in fact enhanced Security of Supreme Court Judges. Kindly take note of this clarification,” the statement read.
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