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Originally published by Citizen DigitalNovember 4, 2025
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Ruto appoints KNCHR Chair Claris Awuor to replace Faith Odhiambo in protest victims panel
The panel, established through an August 25 Kenya Gazette notice, was tasked with overseeing the compensation for victims of police brutality and violence during youth-.....
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President William Ruto has appointed Claris Awuor Ogangah-Onyango, Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), as the new Vice-Chair of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, replacing Faith Odhiambo.
- The appointment was effective November 4, 2025, following a Special Gazette Notice.
- Faith Odhiambo, President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), resigned due to public pressure and a court order suspending the panel's operations.
- The panel's mandate is to oversee compensation for victims of police brutality during anti-government protests, which resulted in over 120 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
- Chaired by Prof. Makau Mutua, Ruto’s senior advisor on constitutional affairs and human rights, the panel was established on August 25.
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