Former Chief Justice David Maraga got some of his security back after it was taken away when he joined protests on June 25. His driver came back to work but one bodyguard still has not returned to his job. Maraga told KTN News on Wednesday that officials started bringing back his driver first before the bodyguards. He said they brought back the driver but one bodyguard remains missing from his team. The former top judge expressed surprise that his security was removed without anyone telling him first.
Maraga woke up one morning to find his security officers had been taken from his home gate and told to leave. Someone at his house informed him that the officers had been picked up and taken away during the night. The security team was ordered to report back to their police stations and not return to his residence. Maraga said the gate security was brought back on Tuesday. He learned about the withdrawal when staff members told him what had happened.
The former Chief Justice wrote an angry letter to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Police Chief Douglas Kanja on June 27. He complained about his security being removed after he joined peaceful marches in Nairobi. The protests honored people who died during the 2024 anti-finance bill demonstrations. One officer was told not to come to work on June 25 when Maraga joined the youth and victim families. His entire security team was gone the next morning without any warning or discussion.
Maraga reminded government officials that retired Chief Justices have legal rights to security protection. He demanded that authorities give him back all his security officers immediately. The Constitution and other laws guarantee these security arrangements for former top judges. Maraga insisted that police must provide complete protection as required under legal provisions.
Maraga woke up one morning to find his security officers had been taken from his home gate and told to leave. Someone at his house informed him that the officers had been picked up and taken away during the night. The security team was ordered to report back to their police stations and not return to his residence. Maraga said the gate security was brought back on Tuesday. He learned about the withdrawal when staff members told him what had happened.
The former Chief Justice wrote an angry letter to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Police Chief Douglas Kanja on June 27. He complained about his security being removed after he joined peaceful marches in Nairobi. The protests honored people who died during the 2024 anti-finance bill demonstrations. One officer was told not to come to work on June 25 when Maraga joined the youth and victim families. His entire security team was gone the next morning without any warning or discussion.
Maraga reminded government officials that retired Chief Justices have legal rights to security protection. He demanded that authorities give him back all his security officers immediately. The Constitution and other laws guarantee these security arrangements for former top judges. Maraga insisted that police must provide complete protection as required under legal provisions.
