The Commission on Administrative Justice of Kenya also known as The Office of the Ombudsman is a government Commission established under the Commission on Administrative Justice Act 2011 pursuant to Article 59 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya.[1]
Role
editThe Key functions of the Commission are:
- Quasi-judicial mandate to deal with maladministration.
- Ensuring compliance with leadership, integrity and ethics requirements.
- Litigation and quasi- judicial functions.
- Reporting Obligation.
- Training of Government Ministries Departments and agencies.
- Resolution of inter-governmental conflicts.
- Provision of advisory opinions and recommendations
- Promotion of Constitutionalism and Human Rights advocacy and;
- Performance contracting
Membership
editThe current membership of the Commission on Administrative Justice is as follows:[2]
- Hon. Florence Kajuju (Chairperson)
- Washington Sati (Vice Chairperson)
- Lucy Ndungú (Commissioner Access to Information)
- Leonard Ngaluma (Commission Secretary)
Previous Members
- Otiende Amollo (Chairman)
- Regina Mwatha
- Saadia Mohamed
- Leonard Ngaluma
Notable events
editOn 17 December 2012 the Commission wrote a letter to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) stating that 36 Kenyans including 2 Members of Parliament, Gideon Mbuvi and Ferdinand Waititu were unfit to hold office and therefore ineligible participate in the upcoming General election.[3] Also on the list were 22 commissioners of the now defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya who were accused of mismanaging the 2007 General Election.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Commission on Administrative Justice Act, 2011". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Ombudsman wants Sonko, Waititu barred from poll » Capital News". 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Waititu, Sonko 'unfit for office'".
External links
edit- [1] 'Official Site'