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High Court awards former Wundanyi MP Mwandawiro Mghanga Sh10m for torture

By Kamau Muthoni | Jan. 31, 2017
Mr Mghanga told the court that he was arrested on August 18, 1982 in Werugha, Taita Taveta by officers from the Special Branch Unit and was detained for 111 days without trial.PHOTO: COURTESY

The High Court has awarded former Wundanyi MP Mwandawiro Mghanga Sh10 million as damages for torture by the State in 1992.

Judge Isaac Lenaola ruled that the politician's rights were breached and ought to be compensated.

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