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Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: KenyaAfriMAP 11 October 2011 Kenya’s liberalisation of the airwaves since the mind-1990s has resulted in the transformation of broadcasting with numerous stations now serving as a platform for information and public debate. This has promoted a culture of participation in the democratic process, and has impacted positively toward good governance. However, the report, written by Grace Githaiga, does argue the need for media laws and regulations on the statute books to align with the country’s new constitution; top amongst which, is the urgent need for a new Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Act. The report provides evidence showing that KBC is both by law and practice, controlled by government, and is used largely to promote the interest of government alone. This, the report further states, goes against the Declaration of Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa, which espouses for state broadcasters to be transformed into public broadcasters, independent of government and free from political and economic manipulation.
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Kenya: Justice Sector and the Rule of LawOSIEA & AfriMAP 28 September 2011 The Kenya Justice Sector report, written by Dr Patricia Kameri Mbote and Migai Akech, comes at the time when the country is going through interesting times. The study’s premise is based on Kenya’s policy blueprint-Vision 2030, which places rule of law at the centre of its goals. It was also commenced at the same time as the nation was recuperating from the post-election poll, which resulted in many Kenyan’s expressing disappointment at the nation’s democratic institutions. The study looks at: justice sector and rule of law; legal and institutional framework; government track record in respect of rule of law; management of the justice system; independence of the bench and bar; criminal justice; access to justice and the role of donor agencies. It makes recommendations for each specific topic being interrogated.
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The APRM process in Kenya: A pathway to a new state?OSIEA/AfriMAP 30 April 2007 This review of the APRM process in Kenya is one of series commissioned by AfriMAP. The report analyses the extent to which the Kenyan process of self-assessment for the APRM respected the criteria of effectiveness and credibility defined by the APRM founding documents, in particular the extent to which it was open, participatory, transparent and accountable. Based on interviews with many of the participants and his own involvement in the process, the author of the report, Steve Ouma Akoth, reviews the challenges faced by the APRM review. These included weaknesses in the National Governing Council and in civil society engagement, and problems with the conceptual framework of NEPAD and the APRM itself. Though Ouma concludes that the APRM in Kenya was a "state-centric process" he also believes that it has opened up an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and government that should be exploited during the implementation of the programme of action (PoA) formally adopted for Kenya in June 2006 by the APR Forum. The report is is published jointly by AfriMAP and OSIEA, the Open Society Initiative for East Africa.
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Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Kenya | Activities |
| Advocacy on Kenya broadcasting reform 26 June 2012 On 26th of June, Grace Githaiga (country researcher) and Jeggan Grey-Johnson met with the Joint Committee on Communications, Broadcasting and Energy at the Kenyan Parliamentary buildings. The discussions focused on the Public Broadcasting in Africa: Kenya report, as well as the crises of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), general legislative reforms, as well as the more... |
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| Kenya: Validation workshop for report on democracy and political participation 12 October 2011 A validation exercise took place in Nairobi, which focused on the study on democracy and political participation in Kenya, authored by professor Karuti. Issue of minority rights was debated, and some participants felt that the draft report was not broad enough on this issue, because it only focused on gender/ women. It was suggested that the topic of corruption needed sufficient focus, despite the fact that it was given prominence in the discussion document. Participants felt that there was need more... |
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| Kenya: Comments on the draft Citizenship and Immigration Bill, 2011 by CRAI 17 May 2011 The Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative, of which the Open Society Justice Initiative is a founder member, submitted these comments to the drafting committee for the Kenyan Citizenship and Immigration Bill, 2011. In general, CRAI recognises that the draft bill contains many provisions that are a substantial improvement on the existing 1963 Citizenship Act. However, the submission notes serious outstanding concerns, in particular that protections against statelessness in the draft more... |
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| Kenya: Submission to the Task Force on Citizenship and Related Provisions of the
Constitution by CRAI 13 April 2011 This is a submission by the Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative, of which the Open Society Justice Initiative is a founder member, to the Task Force on Citizenship and Related Provisions of the Constitution in Kenya, in relation to the redrafting of the Citizenship Act following the adoptoin of the 2010 Constitution. CRAI recommends that the task force undertake a complete revision to the Citizenship Act, rather than attempting amendments to the existing text. The Act currently more... |
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| Comments on the Citizenship Provisions of the Draft Kenyan Constitution (draft dated 23 February 2010) 18 March 2010 This is a submission by the Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative, of
which the Open Society Justice Initiative is a founder member, to the
expert panel charged with drafting Kenya's new constitution, as published in in The Nation newspaper. |
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| AfriMAP launches report on the APRM in Kenya 30 April 2007 On 30 April 2007, AfriMAP launched a report it commissioned jointly with OSIEA to review civil society participation in the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Process in Kenya. This launch was attended by Kenya’s former Minister for Economic Planning (who presided over the APRM process), members of government, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and the more... |
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| AfriMAP induction training workshop for Kenya 27 April 2007 AfriMAP held an induction training workshop for Kenya researchers on 27-28 April 2007, as the inaugural event in a review of Kenya's governance performance by AfriMAP. The nine researchers will form the core teams working in Kenya on the areas of the justice sector and rule of law, democracy and political participation, and the effective delivery of public services. They were drawn from the Institute of Economic Affairs, a public policy advocacy non-governmental organization, and the University of more... |
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