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Appeals Court upholds Sh500m award to ex-soldiers jailed over coup

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Former president Daniel Moi meets the Cabinet at State House after the coup attempt of 1982. [File, Standard]

The Court of Appeal has upheld the Sh500 million award to 280 former Kenya Air Force servicemen who were fired and incarcerated following the 1982 attempted coup.

Justices Hannah Okwengu, Agnes Murgor, and Jamila Mohammed unanimously upheld the judgment issued in favour of the officers led by Warrant Officer 1 Samuel Gitau six years ago.

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