Supreme court opens door for late claims, says justice has no time bar

Former political detainee Koigi Wamwere's mother Monica Wangu Wamwere outside Milimani Law Courts on 15th April,2016. The high court denied former political detainees and their children compensation for alleged torture during the one party state era .[Fidels Kabunyi/Standard]

There is no time limit for victims of State injustices and oppression to file cases in court seeking redress and compensation for violations of their rights and freedoms.

In a verdict by the Supreme Court of Kenya, the victims of State injustices can seek retribution through transitional justice after oppressive regimes are out of power.

The apex court pronounced itself in a case where former Subukia MP Koigi Wamwere’s mother Monica Wamwere filed a case seeking damages for the violation of her rights by the state in 1992.