Kenya: High Court Judge Forced to Suspend Ongoing Ruling Due to Zoom Failure

The Judiciary faced a moment of national embarrassment on Thursday, June 27, during the highly anticipated ruling on the government’s authority to deploy the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to manage nationwide protests.

At 6:45 pm, the High Court, which had earlier in the day boasted about the large number of participants in the virtual court session, encountered numerous technical difficulties. These issues compelled the court to halt the broadcast and restart it.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi, who…