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Presidential Victims Compensation Team chairman, Prof Makau Mutua. [File, Satandard]
The Presidential Victims Compensation Team chairman, Prof Makau Mutua, should appear before Parliament and answer serious questions regarding the status of compensation for victims of the 2024 anti-government protests.
For months, Prof Mutua has publicly stated that the compensation is progressing well and has even indicated that it has reached its third phase. These assurances have been widely reported in the media and have created the impression that victims are steadily receiving justice and financial support. Yet, testimonies from victims and their families paint a markedly different picture.
Take the case of “Stella” (not her real name), whose son was shot in the leg while returning from a nearby shop in a Nairobi suburb. He was admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital, where, according to the family, hundreds of gunshot victims were receiving treatment across several wards. Ward 1D alone reportedly had over 50 patients with similar injuries.
