Is the government again perfecting it’s act of ignoring court orders?
Weeks after the High Court gave an injunction restraining police from arresting West Pokot governor John Lonyangapuo and also ordering that his security be reinstated, the County Chief has today confirmed that he is yet to get his security back.
Presiding judge Hillary Chemitei allowed a request by Lonyangapuo to restrain the IG, Interior CS and Director of Public Prosecutions from arresting, detaining or charging him.
The judge issued orders compelling the respondents to reinstate police officers seconded to guard the governor and his residence.
Lonyangapuo has decried his treatment by the government saying that the law dictates that a governor is supposed to be protected.
“You can only withdraw security if a governor is a threat to the nation or is treasonous. So, I don’t understand why removing roadblocks resulted in my security being withdrawn,” he said.
The governor said some “draconian” laws need to be reviewed so that “someone in an office does not wake up and do want he wants.”
“Kenyans need to know that our Constitution grants us our rights,” he said.
Lonyangapuo’s security was withdrawn after he removed a police roadblock and freed a boda boda rider in Chepararia on November 28.
He accused the police of chaining the rider and forcing him to sleep on the tarmac road.
“Mimi ndio mdosi wa hapa , lazima nihakikishe sheria imefwata. (I’m the county boss and I must make sure the law is followed),” the governor said. “If you find someone is disorderly you have to bring sense into them.”
“I did that and people were not happy in Nairobi, they withdrew my security they have not returned it up to now.” he added