Kenya Railways violated rights of Nubians in Kisumu evictions

[John Ashworth]

Court: Kenya Railways violated rights of Nubians in Kisumu evictions

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) suffered a major blow after a Kisumu Court ruled that it violated the rights of the Nubian community by forcefully evicting them from their property. In the ruling delivered by Environment and Lands Court Judge Anthony Ombwayo on Friday, the court established that KRC carried out the evictions without giving an alternative shelter. The judge also directed that the victims be compensated, after he found out that the petitioners’ right of protection from all forms of violence and inhuman treatment had been abused...