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Members of Mau Mau War Veterans Association on July 7, 2026 in a meeting at a Nairobi hotel. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard]
Mau Mau war veterans have asked President William Ruto to widen a state compensation scheme launched for Gen Z protest victims to also cover survivors of the independence struggle.
Speaking on Wednesday, July 8, in Thika under the Mau Mau War Veterans Association, the veterans noted decades-old grievances from the fight against colonial rule remain unresolved even as government moves to compensate victims of the June 2024 protests.
"If you are compensating these Gen Z victims, kindly, Mr President, consider us too," said Margaret Wanjiku, one family member of a Mau Mau survivor.
