The Commission on Administrative Justice of
Kenya
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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.
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:
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Hon. Florence Kajuju (Chairperson)
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Washington Sati (Vice Chairperson)
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Lucy Ndungú (Commissioner Access to Information)
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Leonard Ngaluma (Commission Secretary)
Previous Members
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Otiende Amollo (Chairman)
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Regina Mwatha
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Saadia Mohamed
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Leonard Ngaluma
Notable events
On 17 December 2012 the Commission wrote a letter to the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in the year 2011 through the making of the Constitution of Kenya. The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising refere ...
(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.
Also on the list were 22 commissioners of the now defunct
Electoral Commission of Kenya Electoral Commission of Kenya refers to the now defunct commission that was disbanded by the 10th Parliament in 2008 and replaced with the Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya. Samuel Kivuitu the last Chairman of the Commission and th ...
who were accused of mismanaging the
2007 General Election.
References
External links
'Official Site'
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Politics of Kenya
Government agencies of Kenya
2012 in Kenya
Law of Kenya
Kenya articles by importance