High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi’s security has been reportedly withdrawn just days after he sentenced Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to six months in prison.
According to reports the police officers offering security to the Judge were reportedly asked to return to their respective stations immediately leaving the judge with no security despite being a provision in law.
This is highly connected to a sentence he ruled barely three days ago after he found the police Boss Masengeli in contempt of court and therefore sentenced him to serve six months in prison.
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The recent action comes days after senior commandant of Security of Government Buildings Lazarus Opicho was accused by the judge of tracking him, with the judge fearing for his life citing intimidation over the Masengeli case.
However, appearing before the judge on Friday, Opicho said that the calls to the judge’s security and bodyguard about his whereabouts were made out of genuine concerns for the judge’s security, especially after the shooting of a magistrate at Makadara Law Courts.
“After the Makadara Law Court shooting incident, I found it prudent to personally call the police assigned to the judge for a briefing. I endeavour to serve you diligently and all the judicial officers and this will not happen again.”
The withdrawal of security also comes amid refusal of Masengeli to comply with the seven days timeline given by Judge Lawrence Mugambi before the six month jail sentence takes full effect, deadline being Friday this week.
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Masengeli had been summoned in court to answer for the abductions and disappearances of activist Bob Njagi and siblings Jamil and Aslam Longton who were arrested by suspected police officers and never seen again about a month ago.