Former Law Society of Kenya Nelson Havi has criticised a move to have heavily armed police officers at the entry points of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
Havi in a statement on Twitter on Thursday accused Chief Justice Martha Koome of stationing the offices at the premises saying the move is unnecessary.
According to the lawyer-cum-politician, the Supreme Court of Kenya does not need heavily armed officers because it is a safe building.
"Chief Justice Martha Koome has her priorities on the security of Judges and Judicial Officers upside down," he said.
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Havi said the officers should have been deployed in areas where judicial officers' security is threatened.
"How do you station heavily armed elite commandos to guard the most secure and safe building when Judicial Officers in Garsen travel without adequate or any security at all?" he opposed.
According to images shared by Havi, armed officers are seen standing beside the entry point of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
The building's entry point was before not manned by heavily armed commandos.
Judicial officers in some parts of the country like Lamu and Garissa counties have faced Security challenges where their vehicles have been attacked while on transit to and out of court.
