Regional court orders Kenya to pay Martha Karua $25,000 over poll petition

Martha Karua.

Kenyan lawyer and politician Martha Karua. The EACJ has ordered that she be paid $25,000 in damages. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The East Africa Court of Justice (EACJ) has awarded Kenyan politician Martha Karua $25,000 (about Ksh2.7 million) in damages for infringement of her right to a fair trial.

A three Judge bench at the EACJ First Instance Division awarded Ms. Karua the damages for infringement of her right to a fair trial and fair hearing by the government through the Supreme Court during hearing of her petition against the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru.