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Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji has lauded President William Ruto’s move to form a committee to compensate victims of political protests dating back to 2017 but cautioned that financial payouts alone cannot deliver national healing.
Speaking at Gatituri Chief’s Office during the handover of office furniture to sub-chiefs in Manyatta Constituency, Mukunji stressed that reconciliation must go hand-in-hand with ending intimidation of dissenting voices.
“Compensation should not come alongside intimidation,” he remarked, warning against branding critics as terrorists and using security agencies to harass them.
The legislator also pressed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate alleged multi-billion shilling losses through the E-Citizen platform, arguing that the public deserves full disclosure. He proposed returning all government service payments to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to strengthen transparency.
On security matters, Mukunji voiced concern over reports that the US Senate might review Kenya’s status as a major non-NATO ally due to alleged links between government officials and extremist groups such as Al-Shabaab and Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He called for a comprehensive probe into claims that individuals in Kenya are supplying military equipment to the RSF, warning that national sovereignty must be protected from both internal and foreign interference.
Mukunji’s comments come amid renewed public debate on governance, accountability, and human rights, even as the government rolls out plans to address historical injustices through the proposed compensation programme.
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