Speeches
On 29th March 2021, Transparency International Kenya, Inuka Kenya Trust and The Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) wrote to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (REF: TI-Kenya/RFI/1/2021), in the interest of the public, to request for information on the progress of the
Safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process is key in the realization of credible, peaceful, free and fair elections in Kenya. Read more
As members of civil society organizations, we hold that an electoral process that takes a wrong turn could potentially threaten the country’s heritage and aspirations of having credible peaceful, free and fair elections. We therefore, wish to address the following emerging issues and concerns; Read more
Thursday, 5th May 2022 - Nairobi, Kenya: The High Court of Kenya has today declared that election campaign spending limits in Sections 12, 18 and 19 of the Election Campaigns Financing Act, 2013 (ECF Act) do not call for parliamentary approval, but must be subjected to appropriate public engagement. Read
We have noted with deep concern the seeming lack of commitment by key election oversight institutions to enforce and uphold values of Chapter 6 especially during the 2022 general election, and filed a petition (Petition NO. E168 of 2022) in The High Court of Kenya seeking a pronouncement on the
Sunday, 24th April 2022, Nairobi: Political Parties held their party primaries in line with the IEBC’s statutory requirement that allparties hold nominations and resolve any attendant disputes arising from this exercise by 22nd April 2022. As members of the Civil Society Organizations under the Uchaguzi Platform, we monitored the processes
Wednesday, 13th April 2022, Nairobi: Civil Society Organisations under the banner of the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) have been closely monitoring key developments in regard to the enforcement of Chapter 6 of the Constitution on leadership and integrity, and make the following observations and recommendations: Read more
Sunday, 10th April 2022, Nairobi As the 9th August 2022 general elections draws near, the rise in political temperatures witnessed across the country continue to drive jitters. In the past few months, pockets of political violence have been reported in some parts of the country. Further, the country has witnessed swirling political
25th January 2022: The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, reveals that corruption levels have stagnated worldwide at a time when human rights and democracy are under attack. Read more
Joint Statement by Election Stakeholders on the State of Electoral Preparedness ahead of 2022 General Elections. Read more