In the appeal, the State faults the judge for wrongly substituting charges of desertion with 'being absent from duty without leave'. Related Content Court Martial summons KDF boss MwathetheHe said that the government was anxious that matters of national security were in jeopardy because of the High Court’s interpretation. A court martial had sentenced the former soldiers to life imprisonment for desertion, but Justice Martin Muya overturned the ruling and set the accused free. EXCESSIVEIn his ruling, Justice Muya argued that prosecution failed to prove its case. Justice Muya also noted that Kenya was not at war when the soldiers left the military.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2018 15:11 UTC