Nairobi

Judges threatened: Kenya’s Supreme Court has condemned the government for failing to provide its judges with extra security even though they have been inundated with death threats since the court nullified the results of last month’s presidential election. President Uhuru Kenyatta blasted the judges as “thugs” and “crooks” after they invalidated his electoral win and ordered a new vote. Hundreds of Kenyatta supporters gathered outside the court this week to protest the ruling, before being dispersed by police firing tear gas. The judges said that a rerun was necessary because the election commission had refused to comply with a court order to open its computer servers, making the vote’s outcome “neither transparent nor verifiable.” “Elections should be like a math test,” said Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, “where you only get points for the answer if you show your workings.”