Former soldiers say Karangi blocking appeal

Eighteen soldiers sentenced to life imprisonment by court martial at Kenya Navy Mtongwe base for desertion, have accused Chief of Defence Forces CDF General Julius Karangi of frustrating their effort to appeal their sentences at the High Court in Mombasa.

The soldiers, who have been in police and military custody since February last year, lamented that the Kenyan military had refused to comply with court orders requiring it to supply the soldiers with proceedings of the courts martial to enable them expeditiously launch their appeals.