Court: Activists will not pay Uhuru, Ruto Sh180mPresident Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. Court of Appeal Judges Daniel Musinga, Gatembu Kairu and Agnes Murgor ruled that it was wrong for five High Court judges to condemn the groups to pay Uhuru, Ruto and the electoral commission more than Sh180 million when their suit was in public interest. The trial court, having correctly noted that it was public interest litigation, should not have awarded the costs,” ruled the judges. SEE ALSO :Waititu steps up fight against office banBut the judges ruled that the incident leading up to the dispute happened way before Uhuru became president. “The case relates to incidents that happened after the 2007 General Election and before Uhuru assumed the office of president,” ruled the judges.

Source: Standard Digital November 12, 2019 21:05 UTC