ODM party leader Raila Odinga has demanded compensation for victims affected by the Gen Z protests.
Raila was Speaking during a consultative meeting with ODM leaders where he insisted that individuals who sustained injuries during the Azimio protests of 2023 should be compensated.
Similarly, Raila also extended his demands to victims of the Gen Z protests in 2024, emphasising that youth who were injured and families of those who lost their lives deserved some form of financial redress.
“The youth who sustained injuries and parents of those who died in 2023 during the Azimio protests and the Gen Z protests of last year have to be compensated,” Raila asserted.
“Those are the conditions we are setting. But the most important thing is that such incidents should not be happening in our country,” he added.
In 2023, the country witnessed a wave of nationwide demonstrations led by Raila Odinga under the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition over disputes stemming from the 2022 presidential election and the rising cost of living.
The government eventually held discussions with Azimio through the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), although talks have since stalled after cracks emerged within the Azimio coalition.
Raila’s latest remarks come amid a wave of uncertainty over his next political move after his failed bid to become the African Union Chairperson.
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