Nairobi, July 8 -- A Kenyan court hasruled that the fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by a police officer in 2022 was arbitrary and unconstitutional.

High Court JudgeStella Mutuku on Monday found thatthe killing that happened on October 23, 2022 violated the scribe'sright to life, right to equal benefit and protection of the law, and right to dignity, among others.

Consequently, thejudge ordered the government of Kenya to pay the family Ksh10 million (about $78,000) as compensation. However, she suspended the monetary benefit for 30 days to allow the government to appeal against the decision.

"In view of the analysis above, I find that the respondents, jointly and severally through their actions violated the rights o...