Police Harassment Ends

A widow, Ms. Zipporah, can now enjoy a peaceful and quiet life in her piece of land following the intervention of the Commission. According to Ms. Zipporah, the Officer Commanding Station, Serem Police Station, and her brother in-law were harassing her and demanded that she vacates her matrimonial home in Kakamega County. The OCS and…

University Pays Part-time Lecturer

A former lecturer at Dedan Kimathi University, Peter, can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the payment of his dues by the institution. According to Peter, the university engaged his services as a part time lecturer in French where he taught a total of 24 units and submitted his claim to be paid as…

NHIF Corrects Misleading Information

A complainant who is a member of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a relieved man after the insurer rectified erroneous detail in his records. The complainant wrote to the Commission that on January 31, 2019, he checked his details as captured by NHIF and he discovered there was an extra dependant whom he…

Commissioners Pay Courtesy Visit on Laikipia Governor

The Commission Chairperson, Hon Florence Kajuju, led a team comprising of the Commissioner in Charge of Access to Information, Ms Lucy Ndung’u, and the secretariat staff during a courtesy call on Laikipia Governor, H.E. Ndiritu Muriithi. The Governor expressed his appreciation for the support the Commission had extended to the county in training its officers…

Perpetrator arrested and charged

A complainant, Janet (not her real name), finally got justice following the arrest and subsequent charging in court of a perpetrator in a complaint lodged with the Commission on her behalf by the Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN). According to Ms. Janet, she was harassed and insulted on several…

Passport processed following Ombudsman intervention

A resident of Loitoktok, Grace, can finally honour her grandson’s invitation to visit the United States (US) following the processing of her passport by the Immigration Department. Her nephew John, highlighted the aunt’s frustration in a newspaper article. According to the article, Grace had postponed her trip to the US following delay in processing her…