Nairobi, Jan. 10 -- Absa Bank Kenya has been ordered to compensate a couple more than Sh234 million over the fraudulent sale of their shares in various companies including East African Breweries Plc (EABL) and BAT Kenya.

The judgment comes after a valuation report showed that as per the Nairobi Securities Exchange data, the current market value of the couple's shares is Sh231,188,156.

The plaintiffs were also awarded interest and costs of the suit.

In deciding how to value the couple's shares Justice Alfred Mabeya said the expectation of the plaintiffs when buying the shares was to benefit from the shares and the goodies including dividends, bonuses and interest that accompanied owning shares.

"The value given to shares is not only in...