High Court Orders Govt to Pay Former MP Ksh 30M in Rights Case

The government failed to protect the former lawmaker's property in 1998 and 1999 when thousands of people invaded his sisal farm, according to the court...

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The High Court has ordered the Kenyan government to pay former Member of Parliament Basil Criticos Ksh30 million in compensation for the destruction of his sisal farm over two decades ago.

Ksh30 million awarded as compensation.
The government, under former President Daniel Moi, failed to protect Criticos's property in 1998 and 1999.
Thousands of people invaded and destroyed 4,400 acres of sisal and his factory, leading to job losses for approximately 1,600 employees.

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