The family of former MP Jean-Marie Seroney on Monday was awarded Sh17 million as compensation for his torture and three years' unlawful detention by the state in 1975. A number of victims of torture, who championed multi-party democracy, were held without trial and tortured. The judge’s decision arose from a case filed by the widow Ziporah Seroney and her children, Margaret, Jemutai, Florence, David and Christine, on October 17, 2013. During the detention, his lawyers and family were not permitted to visit him as he was being held incommunicado. The family complained that the late MP’s fundamental rights and freedoms were violated as he was detained without trial.

Source: The Star April 06, 2020 20:03 UTC