REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU MISC. APPLICATION NO 12 OF 2019 IN THE MATTER OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT IN THE MATTER OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION RULE, 2015 AND IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR ORDERS FOR WITNESS PROTECTION REPUBLIC............APPLICANT In Chambers on 21st February, 2019 Before Hon. A. Mabeya ORDER This matter is coming up under certificate of urgency. ITS HEREBY ORDERED I have considered the application and the Affidavit in support. I have seen the Risk assessment forms and the contents thereof. I am satisfied that the application is well merited. Accordingly, I allow the application as follows: 1. A witness protection order hereby issues to witnesses in Criminal Case No. 16/2019 identified as EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, EE6 and EE7 and for them to testify in camera or closed sessions. 2. An order of witness protection issues that the witness statements of the protected witnesses be redacted before being supplied to the accused persons. 3. The six witnesses be and are hereby allowed to testify using Pseudo names 4. This file be kept under lock and key by the Deputy Registrar of this court at all times. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT ON THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 ISSUED AT MERU THIS 21st DAY OF February 2019 DEPUTY REGISTAR MERU HIGH COURT
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