Protest victims to be compensated from next week

Compensation for protest victims begins next week, Panel of Experts on Compensation chairperson Prof Makau Mutua says verification of 1,101 victims ongoing...

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Over 1,000 victims of human rights violations during recent protests in Kenya will begin receiving government compensation starting next week. This follows the completion of a nationwide verification process for protest-related violence.

A total of Sh2 billion has been allocated in the 2025/2026 supplementary budget for the compensation program.
The initiative is led by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and other state agencies.
Compensation covers victims from protests during the 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 Finance Bill demonstrations, and the 2025 Saba Saba protests, including cases of death, injury, arrest, sexual violence, and property destruction.

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