Amnesty International Executive Director George Morara. [Courtesy]
The government has been challenged to move from selective compliance to consistent adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law.
Lobby group Amnesty International Kenyan chapter said that while Kenya's 2010 constitutional demands accountability from all sectors, state actors hold the primary obligations under Article 2(1) to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the provisions of the Constitution.
“While the state bears the responsibility for respecting and fulfilling human rights, non-state actors and citizens have a duty of defending the enjoyment of rights in line with Article 3 of the Constitution,” said Amnesty’s Executive Director George Morara.
He said that the country has made progress 16 years since the 2010 promulgation of a new Constitution but there is still more to done.
In a statement Morara said that it gave Kenyans a transformative governance charter designed to address decades of authoritarian governance, historical injustices, inequality, and systemic exclusion
“At its promulgation, Katiba 2010 presented a social contract rooted in human dignity, social justice, human rights, and the rule of law,” he said.
“Sixteen years later, we reflect on an enduring journey of resilience, celebrate monumental triumphs, and confront persistent human rights violations, institutional failures and attempts to undermine constitutional safeguards.”