By JOSEPH WANGUIMore by this AuthorA petition by the parents of 28 students killed in the Garissa University College terror attack five years ago will be heard by more than one judge. The judge agreed that the petitioners raised weighty legal issues and several questions regarding national security and the law. Following the ruling, Chief Justice David Maraga will form a bench of at least three judges to hear the case. Further, the petitioners raised the issue of whether there is need for an approval from Parliament and whether a terror attack meets the threshold of unrest and instability as contemplated in law. Justice Makau also directed the Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (Ipoa) and the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) to release key investigative reports touching on the attack.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2020 17:26 UTC