INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A senior Kenyan police officer has been shot dead after he opened fire at a magistrate in court in the capital, Nairobi.The chief inspector
opened fire on Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti shortly after she made a ruling in a case reportedly involving his wife.The
Kipchirchir Kipruto, who is in charge of a police station in Londiani in western Kenya, then pulled out a gun and shot the magistrate,
injuring her.Other officers in court responded immediately, with one of them shooting the offending policeman and killing him.In the
process, three other officers were injured, a police report said.The magistrate and the injured officers are being treated in hospital.The
that led to the shooting, it said.The incident inside a courtroom has come as a shock to Kenyans.The police have often been accused of being
involved in extra-judicial killings but no such incident has been reported inside court.The judiciary has said it will enhance security
judiciary Winfridah Mokaya.Source: BBC--Agencies
