ALAC Helps Client to Push for Registration Documents
Agnes* applied for registration of a company at the Registrar of Companies in February 2014 and she was advised that processing her application for registration would take about 60 days. After 60 days she went to the registrar’s office and was informed that her application for registration was not complete. She continued to follow up […]
Legal Advice for School Worker Wrongfully Dismissed
Mr. Elijah Omondi* worked at a secondary school in Siaya County as an accountant for over 10 years. He was a stickler for financial procedures but this worked against him as he had problems with the school administration. He was demoted from the position of an accountant to a grounds man in 2010, a position […]
CLIENT FINALLY GETS A LOST FILE THANKS TO ALAC
Kogo* had a matter pending in the High Court since 2001. The case was being adjourned for various reasons and sometimes the file would ‘disappear’ and resurface a year later. ALAC Intervention ALAC Eldoret sits in the case backlog committee of Court Users Committee (CUC). This case was presented to the CUC committee and the […]
ALAC Re-Routes Course of Justice For Defilement Victim
Quite often, the process of administration of justice is delayed or hindered by those who should ardently uphold, largely as a result of corruption. *Nyambura, a 16-year-old girl from Kakamega County came face to face with this ugly reality in August 2015. The minor had been defiled and infected with a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) […]
The Red Card Campaign
The August 2017 Elections offered an opportunity to challenge the re-election of leaders who had fallen short of the ethical standards for our leadership as articulated in the Constitution of Kenya. Launched in the lead up to the elections, the 90-day Red Card campaign was initiated by four Kenyan run civic organisations namely; the Transparency […]
Letter to African Union Leaders on Africa Anti-Corruption Day
11 July, 2018 Dear African Union leaders, Transparency International and its 28 chapters in Africa applaud the African Union (AU) for earmarking July 11 as African Anti-Corruption Day and dedicating 2018 to the fight against corruption. The impact of corruption on the continent’s economic development is visible and cannot be underestimated. Corruption is not a […]
Citizens Against Corruption
To sustain the level of commitment in combating corruption, the Assembly of the African Union declared 2018 as “the African Anti-Corruption Year”. The year will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Winning the Fight Against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation’. To solidify the continent’s political commitment towards a corrupt free, citizen-driven, and democratically governed […]