Taxpayers risk Sh1.2trn burden from government court fights

Attorney-General Paul Kihara Kariuki. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Taxpayers risk paying up to Sh1.2 trillion as compensation for contract breaches, unlawful dismissals, human rights violations and other court disputes, highlighting the heavy price of unlawful decisions by government officials.

The claims from ongoing litigation in local and international courts have increased 48.2 percent from Sh809 billion potential liability exposure at the end of May 2019.

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