A man who sought Sh5 billion compensation from the government for wrongful prosecution and imprisonment has been awarded Sh4.2 million only.
Francis Simiyu, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK), went to court seeking compensation after he was jailed for four years in 1979 for stealing Sh3 million.
He sued the Attorney General, the Inspector General of Police, the Director of Public Prosecution, and CHAK.
In the case filed in 2020, Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the High Court in Eldoret found that Simiyu was wrongfully jailed 41 years ago.
