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]

• 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

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

External links

• [1] 'Official Site'