A contentious debate has emerged in Central Kenya regarding the government's proposal to compensate families affected by the Genz demonstrations and Saba Saba riots. Opposition Members of Parliament are criticizing the move as hypocritical, demanding government acknowledgment and apology for state agent actions prior to any payments.

• Tetu MP Geoffrey Wandego asserts that the compensation is a "fallacy," questioning the structures and amounts allocated, and arguing the state is "playing with the minds of our people."
• Wandego views the compensation talks as an effective "admission of guilt" by the government for incidents where "police killed them."
• Conversely, Laikipia MP Mwangi Kiunjuri supports the compensation, stating that "As a government, we have a responsibility to compensate Kenyans for harm caused by commission or omission by our security apparatus."