Irungu Houghton于2026年1月9日辞去肯尼亚抗议受害者小组的职务, Irungu Houghton resigned from Kenya’s protest victims panel on Jan. 9, 2026, over a court ruling declaring it unconstitutional and a presidential extension violating judicial authority.

肯尼亚大赦国际执行主任Irungu Houghton于2026年1月9日辞去示威和公共抗议受害者赔偿问题专家小组的职务,他援引肯尼亚高等法院2025年12月的一项裁决,宣布该小组违宪。 Irungu Houghton, executive director of Amnesty International Kenya, resigned from the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests on January 9, 2026, citing a Kenyan High Court ruling in December 2025 that declared the panel unconstitutional. 他说,威廉·鲁托总统于2026年1月5日将小组任期延长180天,违反了法院的决定,破坏了司法权威和肯尼亚国家人权委员会的作用。 He stated President William Ruto’s January 5, 2026, extension of the panel’s mandate by 180 days violated the court’s decision and undermined judicial authority and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights’ role. Houghton于2025年9月中止参与,否认参与12月15日提出的中止裁决的申请,称其是错误的。 Houghton, who had suspended participation in September 2025, denied involvement in a December 15 application to stay the ruling, calling it erroneous. 继肯尼亚法律协会主席Faith Odhiambo于2025年10月就机构独立问题采取类似举措后,他辞职。 His resignation follows a similar move by Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo in October 2025 over institutional independence concerns.