Five winners of the Huduma Ombudsman Awards, 2017, were feted by His Excellency the President, Hon Uhuru Kenyatta, during the 55th Jamhuri Day Celebrations held on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The awardees were recognised following their nomination by the Commission. The 2017 overall winner in the individual category, Mr. David Kipng’eno Chumo, was awarded with…
The Commission has called on stakeholders to play their part to ensure implementation of the Access to Information Act, 2016 is a success. “Public bodies, the private sector, and more importantly the citizens must play their respective roles,” said Commission Chairperson Hon. Florence Kajuju. She was speaking during a workshop on the implementation of the…
Members of various commissions and independent offices have converged in Meru County for their annual conference that seeks to reflect on the role of public participation in governance. The 7th Conference of the Forum of CCs & IOs aims at engaging the public in assessing the progress made in the implementation of the Constitution, share…
The Commission, in pursuit of its mandate to create awareness and educate members of the public on administrative justice and access to information, took part in the second edition of the Devolution Sensitisation Week. During the three-day event which took place on 25th to 27th September, 2018, at Makadara Grounds in Mombasa County, the Commission…
The visit, which incorporated their induction, also saw them pay courtesy calls on Mombasa County Governor and the Coast Regional Commissioner and his team. Commission Chairperson, Hon. Florence Kajuju, led the team comprising of Vice Chairperson, Mr. Washington Sati, Commissioner Lucy Ndung’u, Commission Secretary, Mr. Leonard Ngaluma, and Directors. Mombasa Deputy Governor, Dr. William…
The Commission and the Ministry for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, have undertaken to enhance collaboration and partnership in areas of performance contracting, promoting good governance and performance through Huduma Ombudsman Award. In this regard, the Commission and the Ministry will seek to continue transforming the public service with the aim of enhancing…
The Commission today (Tuesday, September 11, 2018) hosted a delegation from the Republic of Rwanda which is in the country for a learning tour. The delegation, which was led by the Chairperson of the Rwanda Law Reform Commission, Hon. Aimable Havugiyoreinye, is in the county to benchmark on the execution of court judgments, administrative decisions…
Chairperson, Hon. Florence Kajuju, today (Monday, September 10, 2018) launched a taskforce on the development of the Access to Information Regulations. The task force draws membership from CAJ, Kenya Law Reform Commission, and the National Communications Secretariat under the Ministry of ICT. Also present during the launch were Vice Chairperson of the Commission, Mr. Washington…
The Ombudsman of Malawi on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, paid a courtesy call on the new Chairperson and Commissioners. Hon. Advocate Martha Chizuma Mwang’onde visited the Commission’s head office to meet the commissioners who recently took office. Chairperson Hon.Florence Kajuju and commissioners Lucy Ndungu and Washington Sati received and briefed her on the workings and…
Following intervention by the Commission, the National Treasury released pension funds for an ex-military serviceman who had pursued the same for a long time. Mr. Julius Meitekni Olekorio had lodged a complaint with the Commission alleging that despite having submitted relevant documents necessary to process his pension, he had been unable to access the same.…
