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Ruto compensation panel: Claris Ogangah replaces Faith Odhiambo
LSK President Faith Odhiambo and Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) chairperson Claris Awuor Ogangah.
President William Ruto has appointed Claris Awuor Ogangah as vice chairperson of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, effectively replacing Law Society of Kenya president Faith Odhiambo who quit last month.
Ogangah currently serves as chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).
Odhiambo quit the panel in October citing stalled progress, court challenges and a need to protect the body from “detractors.”
She explained that given that the panel’s 120-day tenure was halted by a court order, it was "not feasible to achieve the time-sensitive milestones I undertook to achieve”.
“While the clock runs down on the panel’s lifetime, victims continue to reach out to me in total frustration over when their requests for an audience with the panel will be honoured,” she said at the time.
“As resilient as the resolve of the Law Society of Kenya has been in upholding the rule of law throughout Kenya’s history, especially in the last two years, my oath of office demands that I do all it takes to preserve such resilience from any and all adversaries and detractors,” she added.
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