Ruto Appoints Senior Advisor to Lead Protest Victims Compensation Plan

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President William Ruto has appointed Makua Mutua, his senior advisor on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights, to lead the framework for coordinating the compensation of victims of protests and riots.
Besides announcing Mutua’s appointment as the principal coordinator of the state intervention and compensation framework, Ruto revealed that the framework would last for 120 days from the date of the announcement.
He added that the team would comprise members from his office, the Office of the Attorney General, the Treasury and the Ministry of the Interior, as well as other relevant state agencies.
“I, William Samoei Ruto, President and Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, in exercise of the authority vested in me, do hereby establish a coordinating framework for compensation of victims of protests and riots,” he announced.
“The Office of the President shall discharge this mandate in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General, Ministry of Interior & National Administration, The National Treasury and all the other relevant State agencies,” he added.
In his statement, Ruto expressed the need for the government and members of the public to balance between civic responsibility and constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
He noted that since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, the expanded democratic space has afforded Kenyans the liberty to express themselves through demonstrations and picketing.
Nonetheless, the Head of State disclosed that some of these demonstrations and picketing regrettably turned violent, resulting in bodily harm and loss of life.
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