The wife of one of the Supreme Court judges has landed in
rare trouble after she was caught in a rather disturbing incident.
Prof Coletta Suda, who is the wife to Justice Jacktone
Ojwang’, was caught publicly assigning her male bodyguard the task of carrying
her handbag.
Photos of the rather odd scenario were published by a local
news website, Nairobinews, and reported that the burly bodyguard held the
handbag for over 20 minutes.
Prof Suda is also a permanent Secretary (PS) in the
Ministry of Education and was attending a meeting at the Kenya School of
Monetary Studies.
A number of powerful women serving in the current
administration have come under online criticism for assigning odd jobs to their
bodyguards.
In August, Cabinet Secretaries Sicily Kariuki and Raychael
Omamo were put on the spot after photos emerged showing them in the company of
smartly dressed male bodyguards who were carrying their handbags.
The Kenya Police, which provides the officers who offer VIP
protection, has however stated that there is nothing wrong with bodyguards
being tasked with such small duties.
“Let us not perpetuate discrimination against women. If the
same police officers carry briefcases for me, why can’t they carry handbags for
women? If you guard someone’s body, what is wrong with carrying someone’s bag?"
Police Spokesman Charles Owino had remarked on the matter.
