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June 22, 2026
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Protest Victims Go After Govt Over Compensation, Threaten New Demos

Protest Victims Go After Govt Over Compensation, Threaten New Demos

Calls are mounting for accountability ahead of the planned June 25 demonstration set to mark the anniversary of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests...

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Victims of alleged police brutality during the 2024 protests are threatening fresh demonstrations, accusing the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) of excluding hundreds of survivors from compensation.

  • Approximately 2,000 compensation claims were documented, but victims fear exclusion due to stringent criteria and lack of transparency from KNCHR and IPOA.
  • Frederick Ojiro, a human rights defender, stated victims will protest at the KNCHR headquarters if their concerns are not addressed.
  • The threat comes as the government prepares to disburse part of a Ksh2 billion fund for victims of human rights violations between 2017 and 2024, ahead of planned commemorations on June 25.

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