Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that police officers injured or killed during protests since 2017 will also be included in the recently established compensation programme. The initiative aims to provide reparations to victims of protests and police operations carried out over the years.

Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Murkomen stated that the program would not be limited to civilians but would also cater to law enforcement officers who were harmed in the line of duty during such incidents.

He emphasised that officers who lost their lives or sustained injuries in protests dating back to 2017 would be part of those considered for compensation.

“Let me confirm that this includes the police officers, so police officers who were also injured or died in the course of these incidents, these protests from 2017; we also part of this team to be compensated,” Murkomen stated.

According to Murkomen, the programme will be coordinated by the Office of the President through the presidential advisor on constitutional affairs and human rights, Professor Makau Mutua.

The team will be tasked with developing a fair and transparent framework to identify and verify the eligible victims before the disbursement of compensation.

“It’s the office of the president and his advisor on constitutional affairs and human rights, Professor Makau Mutua, who will coordinate the rest of the team to establish a fair mechanism of establishing the victims,” he added.

Compensation framework

This comes days after President William Ruto announced the establishment of a special framework to compensate victims of demonstrations and public protests, including civilians and security officers who lost their lives or suffered injuries since 2017.

The presidential statement, issued through X on Friday, August 8, 2025, seeks to provide accountability, redress, and reparations for those affected by violent protests and riots. The move is anchored in the Constitution’s commitment to balancing civic responsibility with the exercise of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms, as outlined in the Bill of Rights.