Former Safina party founding chairperson Paul Muite has called out the government for ignoring court orders by refusing to pay compensation awards to Kenyans who have won court cases.
In a statement by the lawyer on social media on December 2, 2025, Muite claimed that the government has failed to compensate Kenyans over KSh 15 billion in court claims.
Paul Muite claimed that many Kenyans are suffering in silence over the government's not honouring the compensation claims.
"Many People with judgments in their favour delivered by Courts are suffering in silence. Present and Past Regimes simply ignore Court Orders and refuse to pay," Muite wrote on social media.
The former legislator is now calling upon the incoming Law Society of Kenya executive to fight for the Kenyans who are yet to be compensated.
"The incoming LSK President and Council need to take up this issue with the GoK and the Judiciary. Over 15 billion is owed!" the lawyer claimed.
Among the cases of unpaid compensation claims is the case of the Ogiek indigenous community who are still seeking the compensation KSh 157.85 million from the government. The Ogiek community is seeking the compensation following the forceful eviction from the Mau Forest Complex in 2009.
Another case is of the over 3,000 residents of Owino Uhuru village in Mombasa who sued the government over severe lead poisoning caused by pollution from a nearby metal refinery factory.
After a long court battle, the Owino Uhuru residents won the case on December 6, 2024, where The Supreme Court awarded the residents KSh 1.3 billion for damages and KSh 700 million for environmental restoration, totalling KSh 2 billion.
As of October 1, 2025, the Owino Uhuru residents were reported by a local media house to have lost hope of the KSh 2 billion compensation.
These are among the cases of delayed compensation that the former Kikuyu Member of Parliament claims amount to over KSh 15 billion.
