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Court dismisses protest victims payout panel, gives role to KNCHR

Court gavel. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

President William Ruto had good intentions by initiating the process of compensating victims of protests, but he was wrong in appointing the 14-member panel for the exercise, High Court Judge Edward Mureithi said on Thursday. 

In his judgment yesterday, the Judge said that Dr Ruto was required by law to instead ask for a report from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights on the violation of human rights and proposals on the means of compensating them. 

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