Commission on Administrative Justice
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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
The 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
The current membership of the Commission on Administrative Justice is as follows:[2]
- Otiende Amollo (Chairman)
- Regina Mwatha
- Saadia Mohamed
- Leonard Ngaluma
Notable Events
On 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
- ↑ http://www.cickenya.org/index.php/legislation/acts/item/63-the-commission-on-administrative-justice-act-2011
- ↑ http://www.ombudsman.go.ke/Members.aspx
- ↑ http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/12/ombudsman-wants-sonko-waititu-barred-from-poll/
- ↑ http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Waititu-Sonko-unfit-for-office/-/1064/1646282/-/rbguujz/-/index.html