President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a directive to the military to airlift Chief Justice David Maraga and his wife Yucabeth Nyaboke to Nairobi following a road accident.
According to the Rift Valley Regional Coordinator Mongo Chimwaga, President Kenyatta ordered the evacuation to Nairobi hospital for comprehensive medical attention.
Mongo also revealed that the CJ sustained head injuries while his wife was in shock but stable and doctors are monitoring her condition.
Maraga was rushed to War Memorial Hospital Nakuru after the accident.
The Supreme Court president was travelling with his wife to church in Ngata when their car was hit by another at Miti Moja.
Regional traffic commandant Ziro Arome said Maraga sustained head injuries but was stable.
He said the vehicle which hit the CJ’s car was speeding. The accident occurred at about 10.45am.
Maraga had gone to War Memorial Hospital to visit his bodyguard who is admitted to the facility.
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