President William Ruto Pledges On Governance: Ending State Capture

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President William Ruto Pledges On Governance: Ending State Capture

Although the government has made progress in implementing the 2010 Constitution, more work still needs to be done. Many of its provisions have not been implemented, and some people in positions of authority have abused it for personal gain and to the detriment of those it is meant to protect.

The Kenya Kwanza Alliance believes that the Constitution is an important issue on the ballot in this election. Specifically, the choice we have on the ballot is between going forward and implementing it fully, or going backwards along the lines of the 70-odd Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) amendments. We are for completing the implementation of the Constitution, strengthening the rule of law, increasing access to justice, ensuring respect for human rights and respecting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions.

Kenya Kwanza Commitment

Implementation and operationalisation of Constitution by:

• Equipping the Attorney-General’s office with the resources and ability it needs to safeguard the public interest in court, legislating, negotiating international agreements, and signing of contracts. By doing so, the government will avoid needless litigation and costly fines;
• Bolstering the financial and technical capabilities as well as the independence of all independent (Chapter 15) institutions to make sure they are capable of defending the national interest and the people’s sovereignty;
• Institutionalising human rights-based approaches to Counter-Terrorism (CT), including strengthening the Special CT Courts to ensure speedy and fair trials;
• Strengthening the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) by opening county offices;
• Ending the weaponisation and politicisation of the anti-corruption efforts by allowing the relevant institutions to freely exercise the independence given to them by the Constitution;
• Granting financial independence to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the police to end their reliance on the Office of the President;
• Entrenching the independence of the Judiciary by operationalising the Judiciary Fund;
• Promoting accountability and openness in the management of public affairs, institutionalising open governance in all State organs and agencies, and publishing an annual State of Openness Report;
• Appointing all judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to the Court of Appeal within seven days. 58 THE PLAN The Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda 2022 - 2027 Fundamental Rights and Administrative of Justice
• Ending all forms of extra-judicial executions by security services, and amend the National Coroners Service Act of 2017 to establish the Coroner-General’s Office;
• Establishing a Special Tribunal for Gross Human Rights Violations and Enforced Disappearances (including in northern Kenya);
• Ratifying and domesticating the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances;
• Ending all unauthorised evictions and property demolitions, including those that do not follow due process, provide adequate notice, or compensate where necessary;
• Determining, within 60 days, all judgments and orders against the government, and make sure that the government abides by all court rulings;
• Ensuring equal protection for all under the law by implementing and funding the Legal Aid Act of 2016;
• Enhancing the rehabilitation and reintegration aspects of the prisons system by providing greater psycho-social support and educational and technical training opportunities;
• Implementing the Victims of Crime Act;
• Ending ethnic profiling in the issuing of identity documents. Specifically, establish an Administrative Appeals Tribunal to ensure a fair and transparent process in the registration of persons, with clear appeal procedure of not more than 14 days if a person is denied registration;
• Respecting, protecting and defending freedom of worship.
• Lifting the moratorium on registration of new religious organisations and expedite the process of registration.

Ending State Capture

• Establishing, within 30 days, a quasi-judicial public inquiry to establish the extent of cronyism and State Capture in the nation and make recommendations;
• Implementing Section 93A of the Companies Act 2015 and its regulations to make it easier for organisations doing business with the government to share information about their beneficial owners. This information will be publicly available;
• Strengthening Mutual Legal Assistance arrangements with partner States with respect to sharing of information and repatriation of stolen assets.
• Hold an Annual State of the Nation Forum as an extension of the country-wide consultative economic forums that have been a core component of our campaign, as a platform for dialogue whose recommendations will inform the State of the Nation Address to Parliament, and to include appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms as required by Article 132(1)(c) of the Constitution;
• Establish an engagement platform which will recognise and engage micro, small, medium and large business owners, civil society, faith-based groups, youth leaders, women leaders, among others, to address the cohesion and inequality challenges of the country;
• Review the role of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission with a view to repealing the NCIC Act;
• Operationalise the Public Benefits Organisations Act and expand space for government-NGO partnerships and collaborations;
• Legislate an affirmative action framework to implement Article 56 of the Constitution regarding minorities and marginalised groups.

SOURCE: Citizen Digital

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