A high-ranking police officer was shot dead on Thursday afternoon after he opened fire on a senior magistrate during a live court session in Nairobi.
According to police, Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti was shot and injured by Chief Inspector Samson Kipruto after delivering a ruling in a case involving his wife.
Other police officers who were present during the incident responded and fatally shot the senior assailant, killing him on the spot.
The suspect is said to have been angered by the magistrate’s decision to cancel the bond granted to his wife Jenniffer Wairimu, 48, who was in the dock for a criminal case.
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Ms Wairimu, accused of obtaining money by false pretence amounting to Sh2.9 million, had pleaded to be released on cash bail, but the court did not grant her request.
“The Magistrate cancelled the bond for an accused person who had jumped bond and had failed to offer satisfactory explanations for jumping bond. Immediately this decision was pronounced, a person shot at the Magistrate and injured her on the hip,” the Judiciary said.
Eyewitnesses said the deceased entered the court through the magistrate’s door and shot at the magistrate, injuring her on the chest and left hip.
The magistrate was rushed to hospital after the incident.
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