State ordered to pay Ksh.497.9 million to Garissa University attack victims

The Government of Kenya has been ordered to pay a Ksh.441 million compensation to families of 147 students who died in the April 2, 2015 terror attack at Garissa University.

The High Court on Wednesday further ordered the state to pay a Ksh.56.9 million compensation to the survivors of the terror attack, who endured physical and psychological effects as a result of the devastating terror attack.

The family of each deceased person will receive Ksh.3 million, while survivors were granted variant amounts of compensation.

In 2019, students, families and Kituo Cha Sheria sued the government, security agencies and the college for failing to take steps to stop the attack, despite having useful intelligence.

A three-judge bench proved that the state had the responsibility of protecting them during the attack and as a result of its failure, students lost their lives and their constitutional rights were violated.

The court also found that state contravened in deploying officers to Garissa University without following the law.