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Parliament approves plan to use KPC sale proceeds to settle liabilities, compensation claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2025

The policy also details other financial burdens, including an estimated Sh400 million loss from delays and procurement issues in the Mzima pipeline pr...

Court of Appeal blames state for 18-year delay in compensating United Insurance victims
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 07, 2025

United Insurance collapsed in the mid-2000s, leaving thousands of motorists, passengers, and accident victims uncompensated.

LSK urges court to dismiss appeal over protest victims’ compensation panel
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 07, 2025

LSK argued that the appeal is premature because the High Court has not yet delivered a substantive judgment on the petition.

LSK’s Faith Odhiambo quits Ruto’s victims compensation panel over legal delays, court hurdles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 06, 2025

In a statement issued on Monday, Odhiambo said she had formally and immediately tendered her resignation to the Head of Public Service.

Wajir West MP criticises government for excluding Wagalla Massacre victims from compensation plan
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

Yussuf cited a long history of broken promises, stating that the late President Daniel arap Moi pledged compensation to the massacre victims in 1992.

Panel on protest victims compensation moves to overturn orders freezing its operations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2025

Mwaathime warned that the ruling, if allowed to stand, would hinder the panel’s efforts to deliver justice to victims of police brutality.

Ruto’s panel on compensation of victims seeks to overturn court order halting operations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

The committee argued that the orders were obtained through concealment of facts and could frustrate its 120-day mandate.

Faith Odhiambo, Irũngũ Houghton step back from compensation committee pending court ruling
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

In separate statements on Thursday, Odhiambo and Houghton said the move was in accordance with the court orders.

International Justice Mission unhappy with debate over Ruto's police victims compensation team
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 09, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo echoed the call for accountability, saying that cases involving police officers and those in authority should be expedite...

High Court halts Ruto’s protest compensation plan as critics term it unconstitutional
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2025

In a ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Magare Dennis Kizito Ngwono suspended both the panel’s mandate and the implementation of the presidential pro...

MCK slams attacks on LSK president Odhiambo as unfair and unfounded, urges media to exercise fairness
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 07, 2025

The Council said the unwarranted criticism directed at Odhiambo and other Kenyans who accepted positions on the Presidential Panel of Experts on Compe...

Protest victim families demand justice, not just payouts, from compensation panel
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 07, 2025

The grieving families told the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations, Public Protests, and Riots that accountability for polic...

Senators demand answers over stalled Sh7 billion compensation to NYS families
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

Bungoma Senator David Wafula, who raised the concern, said the situation has dragged on for years even after the Treasury sent money to help ease the...

Kenyans demand justice as protest victims’ compensation panel sworn in
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 05, 2025

On social media, however, some Kenyans questioned the constitutionality of the panel's mandate and expressed concerns about potential state interferen...

MP Babu Owino demands Sh23 million minimum compensation for families of protest victims
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 04, 2025

The MP argued that compensation should take into account the potential lifetime earnings of the victims, most of whom were in their 20s.

Why we declined to be part of victims' compensation panel - Activists Hanifa Adan, Hussein Khalid
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 04, 2025

Hussein revealed that he was contacted to be part of the team that will oversee the compensation of the victims of protests, but he declined because h...

Petition filed to stop Ruto's compensation framework for protest victims
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 26, 2025

Lempaa emphasised that public participation, transparency, and accountability are constitutional requirements that must guide the executive and govern...

KHRC calls for disbandment of Ruto’s protest victims compensation framework
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

KHRC proposed that the mandate be given to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPO...

Audit exposes confusion over control of Sh5 billion Lamu Port
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor Development Authority occupies large areas, including residential apartments, office space...

Sh3.16 billion released for Mombasa-Mtwapa road compensation, construction to resume
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 18, 2025

According to Resident Engineer Joseph Gichuru, more than 1,000 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are expected to receive compensation, paving the way fo...

KETRACO denied funds for Sh17.4 billion power project over Sh9.2 billion debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

The Treasury has insisted that KETRACO must first settle a Sh9.2 billion arbitral award owed to a Spanish contractor before any funds can be allocated...

Mombasa civil society groups demand justice beyond Ruto’s compensation pledge
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

Haki Africa Executive Director Yusuf Abubakar described the compensation plan as a positive first step but said it would be meaningless without holdin...

Legal experts divided over Ruto’s move to compensate protest victims since 2017
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 09, 2025

Lawyer and politician Paul Muite supported Ruto’s move, noting that it is a right step towards the thorny matter of compensation for police brutality...

LSK faults IPOA over inaction, urges tougher oversight, compensation for police brutality victims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised IPOA for lacking transparency and only acting when pressured, saying it has become part of a justice system th...

Senate flags Policyholders Compensation Fund over diversity gaps
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

In terms of ethnic makeup, the Kikuyu community accounts for the highest share of staff at 32.14 per cent, followed by the Kisii at 3 per cent.

Kenya eyes September for SGR extension to Malaba, Uganda and DRC onboard
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

Uganda Railway Corporation Managing Director Benon Kajuna said the government had already made its 15 per cent contribution to the contractor and that...

Kilifi families receive Sh60 million compensation for human–wildlife conflict deaths
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 03, 2025

The disbursement, which took place in Marafa, targeted cases involving human fatalities caused by wild animals, mainly elephants and buffaloes, across...

Compensation gaps, court cases derail Mombasa-Kwa Jomvu road project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 14, 2025

During an inspection visit to Mombasa, the committee learned that two court cases and a lack of funds have disrupted progress on the 11.9km project, j...

Audit findings put lands ministry on the spot over records, compensation irregularities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 15, 2025

The committee, chaired by Butere MP Tindi Mwale, met at Bunge Towers to examine issues that have remained unresolved for years.

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