Kenyan magistrate Monica Kivuti dies after shooting by policeman

A Kenyan magistrate who was shot by a senior police officer earlier this week has died, according to the country’s chief justice. Justice Martha K Koome wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti had “lost the fight” against her “extensive injuries”. Ms Kivuti was shot by a policeman at a court in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday after she cancelled his wife’s bail due to the woman’s absconding. The policeman, identified as Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, was himself shot dead by other officers following the attack. Three of these officers were hurt in the…