Kenyan magistrate shot by a police officer

Kenyan magistrate shot by a police officer and killed

Kenya’s chief justice has announced the death of a magistrate who was shot earlier this week by a senior police officer.

Justice Martha K. Koome stated that Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti had “lost the fight” due

to her “extensive injuries” on X, the former Twitter.
At a court in Nairobi’s capital on Thursday, Ms. Kivuti was shot by a police officer when she refused to

grant his wife’s bail because she had absconded.
Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, the policeman,

was shot and killed by other cops after the attack.
Despite being injured in the incident, three of these officers are reportedly in stable condition.

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform the nation that Hon. Monica Kivuti, Principal Magistrate, Makadara Law Courts has lost the fight against the extensive injuries sustained during an open gun attack in Court,”

Justice Koome said in a statement on Saturday.
“The Judiciary family stands in solidarity during this deeply traumatic time and calls for sensitivity and

compassion as we share in grief.”
After being shot in the leg and chest on Friday night, Ms.

Kivuti passed away, according to a source at Nairobi Hospital who was interviewed by The Star newspaper.

Up to Monday, the Makadara Law Courts are scheduled to be closed.
Kipruto, who oversaw a police station in western Kenya’s Londiani, was in court for “unknown reasons” on

Thursday during his wife’s case hearing, according to a statement released by the national police agency. Receiving money “under false pretences” was the charge made against her.

The events that transpired are still being investigated.
According to Justice Koome, it was evident that Kipruto planned to murder Ms. Kivuti.

The event that transpired within the courtroom has taken Kenyans by surprise.
Although no such occurrence has been

documented within a courtroom, the police have frequently been accused of being involved in extrajudicial killings.

The judiciary has promised the safety and security of its employees and other court users, saying that it will strengthen security measures.

The incident was “not an isolated event but part of a troubling trend of increasing threats and attacks against judicial officers and advocates,” according to a statement released by the Law Society of Kenya.

“Legal disputes can be highly emotive, and the risks to judicial officers and advocates cannot be understated.”

The group further stated that it would “develop comprehensive strategies aimed at safeguarding our justice system and its practitioners” in collaboration with Justice Koome.