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Professor Makau Mutua takes the Oath of Office as the Chairman of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of victims of protests and Riots on September 4, 2025.[Benard Orwongo, Standard]
Rights groups and opposition leaders have accused President William Ruto’s administration of using a new compensation framework for victims of police brutality as a cover-up for impunity, warning that it shields perpetrators and ignores enforced disappearances linked to last year’s Gen Z protests.
The framework, launched on August 8 and chaired by law scholar Makau Mutua within the Executive Office of the President, seeks to compensate families affected by police violence.
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