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Defence PS Mariru risks arrest over Sh25.4 million ex-Air Force soldiers’ payout
Defence PS Mariru risks arrest over Sh25.4 million ex-Air Force soldiers’ payout
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

The soldiers said they were “victims of arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention without trial, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment b...

Court orders state to pay ex-Kenya Air Force officers Sh7.9 billion over 1982 coup torture
Court orders state to pay ex-Kenya Air Force officers Sh7.9 billion over 1982 coup torture
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 04, 2025

The court found the government guilty of defying orders to compensate 284 ex-soldiers unlawfully dismissed, detained, and tortured after the failed 19...

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