Kenya’s reparations plan is welcomed but raises questions on fairness, funding, and whether justice for state violence victims will truly be achieved.
Listening to the State House speeches and reading the KNCHR Reparations Framework, I agree with transitional justice expert Tina Alai’s observation. While the moment is significant, it is not yet historic. What clarity does it offer victims and a nation traumatised by state violence and what must the State do next?
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