Protest Compensation 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.

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...

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...

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...

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