A section of victims of the 2024/2025 anti-government protests have complained of being excluded from the ongoing compensation programme despite registering their cases with the relevant authorities.

The victims, including those who sustained gunshot injuries and others who claim they were abducted during the demonstrations, say they were left out of both the first and second phases of compensation without being given any explanation.

Speaking in a presser on Saturday, July 4, 2026, Ann Wanjiku, who said she was shot during the July 2, 2024 protests, appealed to the compensation committee to consider her case.

“Mimi kama mimi nilipigwa risasi 2024, tarehe mbili mwezi wa saba. Nikapata risasi ikakaa siku sita kwa mwili. Na tunasikia watu wanapewa fidia lakini sisi hatujaona. Hatujaona mtu hata mmoja amepata, lakini tunasikia tu inapeanwa, hatujui inapeanwa wapi. So, tungeomba hata sisi watushughulikie,” she said.

The victims said they registered their complaints with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), but claim they have never received any response.

Among those raising concerns are brothers Longton Jamil and Aslam Longton, who were abducted during the protests.

They claimed the compensation exercise lacks transparency, arguing that none of the victims they know has confirmed receiving compensation.

“Tukiangalia phase one, phase two, phase three, hakuna abductions, hakuna wale victim wenye tunajua, wala hakuna Mkenya hata mmoja amereceive pesa. Tunaona tu wamefikisha almost, wanaenda kumaliza sijui wamebakisha 40 per cent. Na hakuna Mkenya hata mmoja amepata fidia,” Aslam Longton said.

Longton Jamil said a WhatsApp group bringing together about 400 victims from Nairobi, Kisumu, Kakamega, Kitengela, Rongai and Ngong had failed to identify anyone who had received compensation.

“Sisi tuko na group ya WhatsApp iko na watu 400 ambao wote ni victims across the country; kutoka Kisumu, Kakamega, Nairobi, Kitengela, Rongai, Ngong, hizo sehemu zote ambazo ziko na victims wengi sana. Na tumejaribu kuuliza sana hata kama kuna mmoja ameweza kufidiwa angalau hata shilingi moja na serikali, hakuna mtu amekubali kuwa amefidiwa. Sisi tunaona hii fidia imekuwa na fiche mingi sana,” he said.

KHCNR compensation

The complaints come as the government’s Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Human Rights Violations continue with the disbursement more than Ksh674 million to 505 victims, as it stepped up efforts to compensate people affected by human rights abuses linked to demonstrations and public protests.

In a progress update issued on Friday, July 3, 2026, the panel said it had received more than 400 new claims in the past two weeks following a public appeal for victims to come forward, describing the response as “highly positive” and reflected in “the sharp increase in claims coming in.”

The panel said the latest phase of compensation covered 157 verified claims worth Ksh225.4 million, comprising compensation for fatalities, injuries and victims of sexual offences.

According to the panel, 57 families of victims who died during the demonstrations have each been awarded Ksh3 million, amounting to Ksh171 million.

19 victims who sustained severe injuries received Ksh1 million each, while 57 people with moderate injuries were awarded Ksh500,000 each.