Gachagua tells Ruto to end killings first before compensating families
By Luke Oluoch, August 10, 2025Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has challenged President William Ruto to be practical in his plans to compensate the victims of police brutality and protests in the country.
While offering his support to the recently announced compensation framework on Sunday, August 10, 2025, Gachagua posited that Ruto should first bring an end to the extrajudicial killings in the country.
He also ordered the regime to rescind the shoot-to-kill order against citizens and offer an apology to the people of Kenya first.
Stop the killings first!
“How do you kill people, and then you compensate them? What he should do before the compensation is to first stop the killings and rescind the shoot-to-kill order he made through his Interior CS Murkomen, before he can talk of compensation,” he stated.
“It is in order to compensate families that have lost their loved ones. But it is immoral to kill children and then compensate their parents. Let them live; you won’t have to compensate them. You cannot pretend you are compensating children and families when you have not rescinded the order to shoot; that is double-speak and not genuine,” he added.
His remarks come after the Democracy Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) also castigated the president’s plans to compensate the victims.
In a statement through its X page on Friday, August 8, 2025, Eugene Wammalwa stated that accountability should take precedence, with those who perpetrated the untold cruelties on innocent Kenyans being prosecuted.
Accountability
“We do not just seek payouts; we demand accountability. Those in the police service who pulled the trigger, those who ordered the brutality, and those who stood by as Kenyans were maimed and killed must face the full weight of the law.
The party further registered its reservation for the plan he termed an insult to the many families that have been reeling from the atrocities committed against their loved ones.
“No amount of money can bring back the lives lost, heal the trauma of mothers who buried their children, or erase the memories of innocent blood spilled on our streets.”