A Nairobi court will today render its judgement in a case where former students who survived the Garissa University attack that claimed 148 lives, petitioned the High Court to be compensated.
The students sought compensation for psychological pain and future medical expenses.
A three-judge bench sitting at Milimani High Court will deliver the judgement.
The students and Kituo Cha Sheria blame the government, the security agencies and the school for failing to take steps to stop the attack despite having useful intelligence.
They say the Recce Squad police aeroplane should have been used to save time but was held up in a private engagement, a fact that led to a long siege, loss of lives and serious injuries.
According to the court documents, the Recce Squad arrived at the scene 12 hours after the attack commenced.
The siege continued until about 6.20 pm.
“The delayed deployment of the Recce Squad of the General Service Unit is attributed to abuse of state resources.
Also in courts, the hearing of the graft case against former Bomas of Kenya CEO Peter Gitaa Koria who is charged with procurement fraud to the tune of Sh8.58 million starts today.