Memorandum on the Public Finance Management (COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund) Regulations, 2020

Memorandum on the Public Finance Management (COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund) Regulations, 2020 To the Principal Secretary, National Treasury 1st April 2020 Introduction This memorandum prepared jointly by The Kenya Human Rights Commission, Katiba Institute, Transparency International Kenya, The Institute for Social Accountability and PAWA 254 seeks to give input on the Public Finance Management (COVID-19 […]
Press Statement on Accountability Measures in the COVID-19 Response

PRESS STATEMENT Upholding Accountability in the COVID-19 Response Efforts A. RECOGNISING that Kenya is currently facing an unprecedented health crisis of global magnitude due to the COVID-19 pandemic which as in many countries brings with it novel challenges requiring extraordinary response and action from all of humanity.READ MORE…
TI-Kenya holds Periodic stakeholders meeting

TI-Kenya facilitated a Court Users Committee (CUC) meeting with members of the CUC anti-corruption taskforce at Sirikwa Hotel. TI-Kenya chairs the anti-corruption taskforce which is a unit within the CUC that addresses issues around anti-corruption in the courts, and issues that are corruption related that lead to non-access of justice in the county. The activity […]
TI-Kenya steers the Kwale Accountability Forum

TI-Kenya convened a forum for the Citizen Accountability Group whose objective is to ensure citizen oversight and engagement in governance processes in Kwale County for improved service delivery. The meeting was held at the Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa on 11th March 2020 with the objective of the meeting being to have a debriefing […]
CSOs convene a Mining Conference in Kitui

Haki Madini Kenya through Transparency International Kenya, Caritas Kitui, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), and Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) convened the second Jukwaa la Madini Conference in Kitui County. The Jukwaa brought together Kitui residents from the mining communities, duty bearers including County Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, County Ministry of Land, […]
Sensitizing the community in Machakos

TI-Kenya’s Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) Nairobi conducted a civic education forum on civilian oversight leadership and integrity at Kithaayoni market, Machakos County. The forum was meant to equip the citizens in the county with knowledge and skills on their roles, expectations and principles of leadership envisaged under Chapter 6 of the Constitution. The […]
TI-Kenya holds community sensitization forums

TI-Kenya held community sensitization forums at Cherangany and Amuka Sub-counties in Trans Nzoia Counties. The forums were carried out to sensitize members of the public on their roles in pushing for the uptake of social audit recommendations by the respective county governments and highlight health issues that will be addressed through administrative petitions. The social […]
TI-Kenya convenes the Open Contracting Workshop

TI-Kenya in collaboration with the Transparency International Health Initiative (TIHI) convened an open contracting workshop in Nairobi Kenya. The workshop brought together partners and organizations working in the Open Contracting (OC) space and provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion. As a movement, OC has grown rapidly over the last five years, generating large […]
CSOs press government on public debt

TI-Kenya through the Social Justice & Economic Accountability (SJEA) which works to build partnership and good relations with national institutions relevant to Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) together with other partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) held a press conference to mount pressure on the government to re-open development of debt policy and borrowing framework. The CSOs […]
Police Must Stop the Use of Excessive Force while Enforcing the Curfew Order

Under the auspices of the Police Reforms Working Group, twenty national human rights organisations, collectively condemn the unnecessary and excessive use of force by Kenya Police Service officers yesterday at the Likoni Ferry Crossing, Mombasa. The police actions completely betrayed the specific responsibility bestowed upon them by the President; to facilitate orderly passage of commuters […]