The judges said the burden of proof was on them to present evidence to support the claims. The court heard that they were brutally kicked, punched slapped and whipped by and slapped, beaten with by the police and General Service Unit officers. By JOSEPH WANGUIMore by this AuthorFive women seeking compensation for torture and police brutality meted on them during the 1992 “Mothers of Political Prisoners” demonstrations in Nairobi have suffered a blow after the Court of Appeal threw out their petition. They said that when the courts began compensating political prisoners whose cases were genuine, clear and proven, the floodgates appear to have been opened. The judges said the burden of proof was on them to present evidence to support the claims.

Source: Daily Nation May 15, 2020 15:56 UTC