Cop Killed After Shooting Magistrate At Makadara Law Courts
She was rushed to hospital for emergency medical attention.
Marvin Chege 
A police officer is reported to have been killed after shooting a female Principal Magistrate at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Thursday, June 13.
According to reports, the Magistrate, Monica Kivuti, who has since been rushed to hospital was shot by a police officer during an active court session.
She was rushed to hospital for emergency medical attention. The officer who shot the Principal Magistrate was shot dead.
The altercation ground proceedings at the law courts on Thursday to a halt. It was reported that the senior police officer opened fire while the Principal Magistrate was leading the court session.
An undated photo of the Makadara Law Courts. /MAKADARA LAW COURTS
In retaliation, other security personnel in the courtroom took action and shot the police officer.
Detectives were deployed to the scene to investigate the matter, whose motive was yet to be immediately established. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was yet to issue a statement, neither was the Judiciary.
However, it was believed that the officer shot at the magistrate after she sentenced his wife to life imprisonment.
This alarming event has left the Makadara Law Courts community in shock, highlighting the critical importance of security measures in maintaining the sanctity and safety of judicial proceedings.
According to police reports, the senior officer involved in the shooting is a police commander in Kisumu who had travelled to Nairobi to address a case involving his wife.
The court session was being held in a tent outside the main court buildings.
After the magistrate ruled on the case, the officer went behind the tent and shot her, as stated by Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei.
In the chaos, another member of the public was also injured. The area was cordoned off as investigations commenced with officers from the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) guarding the premises.
