Runyenjes Law Courts closed for seven days after eight staff tested positive for Covid-19
Runyenjes Law Courts in Embu County has been temporarily closed for a period of seven days.
The move comes after eight out of the 18 court personnel tested positive for coronavirus.
In a statement today, Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said that the court will be closed from today in order to allow fumigation to be carried out at the court’s premises.
“The closure will enable all personnel at the station to test for Covid-19 and self-isolate pursuant to Ministry of Health Covid-19 protocols, facilitate the required disinfection and fumigation exercise and contribute towards breaking the chain of transmission,” Mwilu said.
Mwilu said that the affected persons have immediately self-isolated pursuant to the Ministry of Health protocol.
Health officers visited the court premises on Tuesday, April 6, and after the requisite assessment, recommended that the court premises be temporarily closed.
She added that during the period of closure, all urgent matters for Runyenjes Law Courts will be directed to Embu and Kerugoya Law Courts.
This comes weeks after Naivasha Law Courts was closed for ten days after one of the justice system partners tested positive for Covid-19.
Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said the decision was made after consultations with relevant Ministry of Health officers in the jurisdiction, who recommended that all Judiciary personnel in Naivasha should self isolate for ten days to curb any further spread of the virus.
“In light of the abovementioned developments, the recommendation from Ministry of Health personnel in Naivasha, the Leadership and Management Team and the Court Users Committee at Naivasha Law Courts, and upon consultation with the Presiding Judge and the Head of Station at Naivasha Law Courts, we have arrived at the considered decision to temporarily close Naivasha Law Courts for a period of ten days from tomorrow, Wednesday March 31,2021,” She said.
