The Judiciary has issued a statement after a man set himself on fire outside the Supreme Court building in Nairobi.
In a statement, the Judiciary said the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, March 11, around 9:30 AM, left the unidentified man with burn injuries before security officers intervened to extinguish the flames.
According to the Judiciary, the man was observed carrying some documents and a bottle of liquid, suspected to be petrol, before the incident.
"Today at about 9:30 AM, a man, whose identity has not been conclusively established, while walking along City Hall Way, stopped outside the Supreme Court building. He was carrying some documents and a bottle with a liquid.
"While standing on the street pavement, he placed the documents on the ground, doused himself in the liquid believed to be petrol and pulled out a lighter setting himself on fire," the statement read.
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Following the incident, the Judiciary said security officers stationed at the Supreme Court gate quickly responded and managed to put out the fire.
"The Security Officers at the gate of the Supreme Court Building responded immediately and rushed to rescue the man by putting out the fire. Although it was extinguished, the man sadly sustained some burns," the statement added.
The Judiciary confirmed that police officers from KICC Police Station and an ambulance from Nairobi County Government arrived at the scene shortly after.
"In the meantime, the Police Officer in charge of security at the Supreme Court reached out to the KICC Police Station and some police officers were sent over.
"The Nairobi County Government was quickly contacted and provided an ambulance. The police officers put the man in the ambulance and said they were taking him to Kenyatta National Hospital. The police also took away the documents and the burnt clothes," the statement further read.
The Judiciary has indicated that it is closely monitoring the situation to determine if the incident is linked to any court matter.
"It is expected that once the man is treated and out of danger, the police will interrogate him to reveal the cause of his shocking action. Meanwhile, the Judiciary is taking a keen interest in the matter, with a view to establishing if his drastic action could be linked to a court matter. We wish the man a speedy recovery," the statement concluded.
