Irũngũ Houghton suspends his role in Ruto’s victims compensation panel
Irũngũ Houghton suspends his role in Ruto’s victims compensation panel
Amnesty Kenya Executive Director Irũngũ Houghton has announced that he has suspended his participation in the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Protests and Demonstrations.
In a statement on Thursday, September 11, Houghton attributed the move to a recent High Court order halting the Panel’s operations.
“For the avoidance of any public doubt, I immediately suspended my participation in the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Protests and Demonstrations in accordance with Monday’s order by the High Court and my respect for the rule of law, constitution and judicial oversight,” he said.
Houghton clarified that while he had been sworn in as a member of the panel, he had not taken part in any of its meetings or activities.
He added that he will not engage in any further work with the panel until the High Court provides guidance.
“Let it be understood that apart from the swearing in, I have not participated in any meetings or activities with or for the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims in Protests and Demonstrations. I shall not do so until the High Court gives a way forward.
“I continue to advocate for judicial prosecution of all parties complicit in unlawful killings, reparations for victims and non-recurrence of brutal protest policing,” he added.
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On Monday, September 8, a conservatory order that temporarily halted the Panel’s operations was issued following the lawyer Levi Munyeri’s petition.
“The court has issued a conservatory order staying the commencement of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, pending the hearing of the main application,” Justice Magare Dennis Kizito sitting at the High Court in Kirinyaga ruled.
Additionally, Kizito ordered the suspension of further implementation of Gazette Notice 12002 of August 23, 2025, which appointed the panel to establish a framework for reparations and compensation.
The court further directed that a conservatory order be issued restraining respondents, their servants, agents, or assigns from implementing, enforcing, or in any manner acting upon the proclamation by the President of the Republic of Kenya dated August 6, 2025, establishing a framework for compensation of victims of demonstrations and public protests, pending the hearing of the application.
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