LSK President Faith Odhiambo and Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Houghton Irungu were appointed members of the Panel of experts on compensation of victims of protests. [File, Standard]
In recent weeks, much noise has been made about the panel, appointed by the President, to design compensation modalities for victims of state violence. Some in civil society have rushed to embrace it, among them Faith Odhiambo, the President of the Law Society of Kenya, and Irungu Houghton, a long-time human rights advocate. Both are respected voices, yet their faith in this exercise betrays a dangerous naivety.