On Monday, Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo resigned as vice chair of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, citing the need to preserve the Society’s independence and integrity.

The panel, created by the Head of State in August 2025, was tasked with promoting healing and advising on compensation for protestors who suffered police brutality during the 2023–2024 anti-government protests. Its mandate included consulting victims’ families, human rights bodies, civil society organisations, and others, to help make the process more transparent and fair. The Society’s mandate also requires it to remain non-partisan and free from executive influence.

In a statement released Monday to Citizen Digital , Odhiambo said she h

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