JUST IN: Six Kenyans Brutally Beaten in 1992 Protest Compensated After 3 Decades 

  A court has awarded six individuals a total of Ksh15 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and brutal assault they suffered at the hands of police officers during a 1992 protest. The demonstrators had gathered to oppose the detention of 54 political prisoners, including former Assistant Minister Koigi Wamwere. The six victims—Irene Wambui, Gladys Thitu, Josphat Mbugua, Francis Ndegwa, Teresiah Njuguna, and Mary Njoroge—will each receive Ksh2.5 million as compensation for the violation of their rights and freedoms by General Service Unit (GSU) officers. A three-judge bench of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Daniel Musinga, Francis Tuiyott, and
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