Ruto sends personal apology to Rex Masai’s family 2 years after fatal shooting during Gen Z protests

President William Ruto has apologised to Rex Masai’s family more than two years after he was fatally shot during anti-Finance Bill protests in Nairobi.

President William Ruto has issued a personal apology to the family of Rex Masai, who was fatally shot during anti-government protests in Nairobi in June 2024.

The apology was delivered on Thursday, October 29, by Professor Makau Mutua, chairperson of the panel of experts on compensation of victims of human rights violations including from demonstrations and public protests. Makau and his team visited Rex Masai’s mother in Kayole, Nairobi.

In a statement shared on X after the visit, the panel said it had conveyed both Ruto’s personal apology and that of the State to the family over their loss.

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Representatives from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also attended the meeting.

Source: Tuko