Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- The High Court has upheld a compensation award to six individuals wrongly accused of involvement in a Sh30 million robbery at Equity Bank, ruling that police and prosecutors acted without evidence and violated their constitutional rights.

The court dismissed an appeal by the Attorney General and the Inspector-General of Police, affirming an award of Sh1.1 million to each claimant for unlawful arrest, detention and malicious prosecution. The total payout amounts to Sh6.6 million.

The beneficiaries include an IT expert, casual workers linked to his office, a businessman and university students.

The case arose from an early morning robbery in October 2015 at Equity Bank's Othaya branch, where Sh30 million was reported s...