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Court rejects Koigi sisters' Sh25m claim over torture

The Court of Appeal has warned that fake compensation claims against the State on unsubstantiated allegations of torture committed in the 1990s will not succeed.

Three appellate judges said some petitioners have taken advantage of awards for political prisoners to file flimsy compensation claims.

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