Activist Irungu Houghton resigns from panel of experts for protest victims compensation

The Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya, Irungu Houghton, has resigned from the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests. His resignation follows the extension of the panel's term on Monday by a further 180 days. The human rights defender has in his resignation letter to the Chair of the Panel, Professor Makau Mutua, taken issue with the decision to appeal the High Court judgment that found the panel usurped the mandate of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.