Justice Weldon Korir said allowing the AG’s application would amount to a mockery of justice, considering that the curfew is temporary. The judge said the reason the court issued the directive compelling the CS to amend the curfew orders was premised on findings that police used unreasonable force in enforcing it. There is no evidence that violation of rights during curfew hours has stopped,” Justice Korir said. AdvertisementThe government had argued that listing Ipoa officials and Law Society of Kenya (LSK) members as essential personnel would likely lead to a rise in coronavirus infections. “The court did not tell LSK and Ipoa to breach the Ministry of Health mantra of washing/sanitising hands, wearing masks and keeping social distance.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2020 17:52 UTC