The Kenya Magistrate and Judges Association has strongly condemned the actions of Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to threaten Magistrate Gladys Kiamah.
In a press release by president Derrick Kuto, KMJA says the actions by the MP against their member was unfortunate and brings to fore the sorry state the Judicial officers find themselves in.
Kuto further says their members are vulnerable and exposed.
“The action by Mr. Salasya, MP, Mumias East, to openly threaten our colleague for doing her judicial work stinks to hell. That he even went ahead to post cryptic stuff about the incident is even worse,” Kuto says.
According to Kuto, Salasya proxies have equally threatened to harm their sister magistrate Kiamah.
“We wish to condemn the careless, precambrian and pedestrian action by Salasya in the
strongest terms possible,” he adds.
KMJA further says that Salasya is a disgrace to the Nation adding that he has lowered the value of
the office that he occupies.
Kuto has also called upon the investigating agencies to speed up the investigations and arrest the legislator to face the full force of the law.
“The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association has since appointed an advocate of repute to represent it. He has instructions for the culprit to be put behind bars and be prosecuted with diligence,” the statement reads.
Kuto says this Kakamega incident is not isolated because many of their members have been harmed and killed in the line of duty while others have had to resign.
“Therefore, an attack on anyone of us is an
attack on all of us. We call upon every Kenyan to frown upon such incidences,” the statement reads.
They have also urged to hear their cries especially SRC and provide Magistrates with security considering the cases they handle.
Police are allegedly looking for Salasya after the magistrate made a report that she had been threatened after issuing a ruling that was not favorable to the MP.
