Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims,Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations Stories

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.

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...

Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency
UN News  |  Sep 06, 2025

The UN is leading efforts to tackle household air pollution which is one of the world’s greatest public health threats and particularly harmful for ch...

Garissa health experts urge end to epilepsy stigma, call for treatment and awareness
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2025

Garissa County Coordinator for Non-Communicable Diseases, Nurta Mohamed, urged people living with epilepsy and parents of children with the condition...

Health experts, officials convene in Uganda for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis elimination across Africa
XINHUA  |  Jul 22, 2025

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, represented by Vice President Jessica Alupo, emphasised the importance of unity and innovation in tackling the cont...

Kenya urged to amend age of consent laws to boost contraceptives access for adolescents
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 29, 2025

Allan Maleche, Executive Director of the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network and one of the event’s organisers, challenged the reliance on age alon...

AU urges governments to prioritise children in national planning, budgeting
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 17, 2025

Millions of children in Africa continue to face serious challenges, including violence, harmful cultural practices, exclusion from education and healt...

UN urged to rethink peacekeeping mandates to tackle organised crime in conflict zones
Mary Wambui  |  May 29, 2025

The findings come at a time when peacekeeping operations in the world are folding, with the last United Nations mission having been deployed in 2014.

Court stops KEBS tender over alleged bias against local contractors
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 07, 2025

KEBS had invited bids in January for prequalification for the provision of PVOC services for the 2025–2028 period. Of the 19 bidders, 18 were internat...

There’s no law expressly obligating Kenyans to revere president, legal experts say
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 29, 2024

Evans Ogada, a specialist in constitutional and administrative law litigation also avers that there is no law requiring citizens to respect the presid...

Regional security experts meet in Kigali to address emerging security threats
Amina Wako  |  Nov 19, 2024

The meeting aims to harmonise approaches, establish clear guidelines, and develop a robust framework for tackling these unique and potentially devasta...

UN panel accuses South Sudan's President Kiir of political purge
Foreign Reporter  |  May 13, 2024

Senior members of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) were accused of violating regulations prohibiting political involvement.

Trial of 15 security officers linked to abduction, murder of election experts begins
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 25, 2024

They are accused of abducting Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan and Mohammed Zaid Sami from India, and Kenyan taxi driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange.

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