Security Team of Judge Lawrence Mugambi who sentenced IG Masengeli Withdrawn

Security Team of Judge Lawrence Mugambi who sentenced IG Masengeli Withdrawn

Security Team of Judge Lawrence Mugambi who sentenced IG Masengeli Withdrawn With Immediate effect barely three days after the judge sentenced Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to 6 months in prison for contempt of court.

Mugambi had been assigned security after he raised concerns about being surveilled by police officers concerning multiple summonses of the acting IG.

According to the judge, senior police officers had made several inquiries of Mugambi’s whereabouts, reaching out to his driver and bodyguard.

The commandant of Security of Government Buildings Lazarus Opicho was at the centre of the controversy.

However, appearing before the court on Friday under the summon of Judge Mugambi, Opicho said that the calls were made out of genuine concerns for the judge’s security, especially after the shooting of a magistrate at Makadara Law Courts.

He then apologised to the judge saying, “After the Makadara Law Court shooting incident, I found it prudent to personally call the police assigned to the judge for a briefing,” Opicho said.

Asked why he had chosen to contact his aides instead of him directly, Opicho apologised for that as well and promised to be more direct the next time.

“I endeavour to serve you diligently and all the judicial officers and this will not happen again,” Opicho stated.

Noting that the Acting IG was holding the judge at ransom, Judge Mugambi consequently sentenced him to 6 months in prison after missing court summons 7 times.

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