Former Garsen Senior Principal Magistrate Paul Rotich has been transferred to Malindi law courts, K24 Digital has established.
Rotich who narrowly escaped death after his vehicle was ambushed and sprayed with bullets by heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants, has been replaced by Kaloleni Senior Principal magistrate.
In January this year, the militants ambushed a GK vehicle that was ferrying court officials among them Rotich, his court assistant Boy Njue, state counsel Frank Sirima, and Police Constables Moses Bett, Willis Mgendi, and Abel Barista. The incident took place in Tana River.
In his earlier interview, Rotich said that although he would soldier on and continue dispensing his duties at the Garsen Law Courts, he had come face to face with the Al-Shaabab militants who ambushed his vehicle and began shooting at the occupants of the vehicle with the aim of killing them.
Rotich noted that in seconds, the militants began shooting at their vehicle and could not contemplate how he found himself inside a bush.
"There was a lorry which had been flagged off by the militants, and as we approached the area, we saw heavily armed militants, emerging from the bush, and all of a sudden they began shooting at our vehicle. It happened so fast that l did not realize and l cannot tell how l found myself inside the bush," Rotich said.
Rotich noted that although his family and friends were worried over his security he would soldier on.
