Commission on Administrative Justice

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[edit]

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[edit]

The 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

Notable events[edit]

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[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'

[1] "The Commission on Administrative Justice Act, 2011". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

[2] "Members". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

[3] "Ombudsman wants Sonko, Waititu barred from poll » Capital News". 17 December 2012.

[4] "Waititu, Sonko 'unfit for office'".

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