Linda Okello, a former Kenyan police officer, has won a legal suit against the Standard Media Group and one of its sister publications over publishing her photos in an “improper” manner.
Linda Okello has been awarded KSh 6.5 million in damages in the civil case filed at the High Court in Nairobi in 2014.
The court further directed The Standard Media Group to cover the costs of the case from the time it was first instituted.
“Judgement be and is hereby entered in favour of the plaintiff against the defendants jointly and severally in the sum of Sh6,500,000 together with costs of this suit and interests at court rates from the date of this judgement until payment in full,” Justice Asenath Ongeri said.
Justice Ongeri additionally gave a mandatory injunction for the defendants in the case to publish an apology in the ruling delivered on August 17.
The court further issued a permanent order against the defendants for carrying any publication using words or innuendo deemed libellous to the plaintiff.
“A permanent injunction be and is hereby granted against the defendants, whether by themselves, their agents, or their employees, by publishing the defamatory words by innuendo similar in effect and/or substitute to the plaintiff.”
Lawyer Tom Ojienda, who was the lead lawyer for Linda Okello, excitedly announced the news on Wednesday, August 24.
We have just won an award of 6.5 Million for Linda Okello a former police officer improperly degraded by the improper sharing of her image and likeness and the use of her image for commercial gain and or publicity. pic.twitter.com/DQ3h4sU7fW
— Senator Prof. Tom Ojienda SC (@ProfOjiendaTom) August 23, 2023
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He announced that their client had been awarded KSh 6.5 million in damages by Judge Asenath Ongeri.
“We have just won an award of KSh 6.5 million for Linda Okello, a former police officer improperly degraded by the improper sharing of her image and likeness and the use of her image for commercial gain or publicity,” posted Ojienda on Twitter.
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