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August 20, 2025
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Court Office Torched, Hearings Disrupted

Court Office Torched, Hearings Disrupted

Those who had come to court for hearings were left stranded...

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A building at the Bomet Law Courts was set on fire on Tuesday night by unknown individuals, disrupting court proceedings as crucial case files were housed there. This incident left numerous people stranded who had arrived for their hearings.

  • Chief Magistrate Esther Booke reported an attempt to burn the magistrates' chambers as well.
  • The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) chairperson, Bomet branch, Gideon Koech, urged the Judiciary to enhance security to prevent file loss.
  • This event follows a similar incident on June 25 at the Kikuyu Law Courts, where buildings were torched during protests, leading to 37 arrests on terrorism charges.

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