Commission on Administrative Justice

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The Commission on Administrative Justice of Kenya 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.^[1]

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:^[2]

Otiende Amollo (Chairman)
Regina Mwatha
Saadia Mohamed
Leonard Ngaluma

Notable Events

On 17 December 2012 the Commission wrote a letter to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (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.^[3] Also on the list were 22 commissioners of the now defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya who were accused of mismanaging the 2007 General Election.^[4]

References

External links

'Official Site'

Kenya Government Commissions

Independent	Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Commission on Administrative Justice Public Service Commission National Land Commission Parliamentary Service Commission Judicial Service Commission Commission on Revenue Allocation Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Salaries and Remuneration Commission Teachers Service Commission National Police Service Commission Office of the Auditor-General Office of the Controller of Budget Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission

Time Bound	Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board

Law Enforcement	National Cohesion and Integration Commission Kenya Law Reform Commission

Others	Permanent Presidential Music Commission Permanent Presidential Commission on Soil Conservation and Afforestation

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