The High Court has declined to award the estate of the late Charles Rubia Sh40 billion as damages for torture during the agitation for multiparty politics. He made reference to former politician Kenneth Matiba who was detained at the same time with Rubia but awarded Sh15 million for violation of his constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms. He said it was clear the deceased was exposed to inhuman treatment which caused him physiological and psychological distress. "Evidence on record was unchallenged and it follows therefore that the stress caused by the inhumane nature of the deceased’s detention was the catalyst for his thyroid disease," the judge said. His son Michael Rubia, the administrator of the estate, was allowed to substitute the deceased’s name on January 23.

Source: The Star April 07, 2020 20:03 UTC