Nairobi, Nov. 3 -- Journalist covering the trial of Wajir East MP Rashid Kassim, who is accused of assaulting Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi, were on Tuesday briefly kicked out of the courtroom by a magistrate citing Covid-19 guidelines.
Principal Magistrate Marth Nanzushi directed police orderlies to eject journalists from the courtroom alongside relatives and members of the public who had accompanied the lawmakers.
"I need only 15 people in this court. Members of the press, chose among yourselves who to cover this case," Ms Nanzushi said.
She further said that the new coronavirus is real and that she does not want many people in the courtroom against the advice given by the Ministry of Health.
"We must observe the Covid-19 gui...