Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident

The Baraza-Kerubo Village Market incident occurred when the then Kenyan Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Makokha Baraza pulled a gun on Rebecca Kerubo, who worked as a guard at the Village Market shopping mall in Nairobi.

It led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of the Deputy Chief justice after less than one year in office.

In January 2012, local media reported that an incident had occurred between the Deputy Chief Justice and a security guard.

The Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza issued a statement denying the allegations[1] In January 2012, the Judicial Service Commission formed a sub-committee to investigate reports[2] that Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza assaulted a security guard at the Village Market shopping mall on 31 December 2011.

She said she was "dissatisfied" with the decision[7] On 18 October, Baraza resigned after withdrawing her supreme court appeal of the tribunal's verdict.