A British national and  former detective attached to the Scotland Yard  currently embroiled in a transnational guardianship case with former Kenyan lover evaded photojournalists at the Tononoka children’s court in Mombasa county by refusing to get out of his vehicle.

Kevin Barry Hurley had gone to the lower court to adhere with high court judge John Nyabuto Onyiego’s directive which granted him access to his three-year-old son during the day and daily through virtual chambers.

He was denied access to his son after 6pm pending the hearing and determination of a custody dispute.

“The child’s pick-up point will be at the Tononoka children’s court in Mvita constituency,” the judge directed.

Justice Onyiego directed the children’s officer in charge of the sub county to supervise the handing over between Barry and his former lover.

The high court directed that in the absence of the children’s officer the children’s court Senior Resident Magistrate Viola Yator will hold brief to supervise the handing over of the child between the two.

Justice Onyiego directed Barry’s, former lover Helen Maria Imokor to ensure she drops and hands over the child at 8am at the lower court as directed by the high court in Mombasa county and pick up her son at the same court at 6pm daily.

He extended orders of stay of lower court proceedings and execution granted by high court to remain in force until mid this month.

Maria’s counsel Were Geoffrey told journalists during the day’s brief that he had brought his client as per court directive until such a time her former lover travels back to Britain.

But Barry’s counsel Lawrence Obonyo caused drama when he attempted to eject journalists from the Tononoka children’s court compound not to witness the procedings.

He demanded the removal of journalists from the compound while his client hid himself behind tainted windows of his vehicle.