ICJ Kenya Submissions to KNCHR on the Draft Reparations Guidelines, 2026
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Background and Context
Following the Presidential Proclamation of 8 August 2025, the gazettement of the Compensation Panel of Experts on 25 August 2025, and the subsequent judgment of the High Court delivered on 4 December 2025 in HCCHPET E010 of 2024 (consolidated with HCCHPET E011 and E014 of 2024) at Kerugoya, which declared the above executive actions unconstitutional and formally vested the mandate in the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), the KNCHR developed Draft Reparations Guidelines to strengthen its redress function. The ICJ Kenya has undertaken a comprehensive review of these Draft Guidelines and submits the following key observations and recommendations.