Alternative Report to the UN Human Rights Committee in Consideration of Kenya’s Third Periodic Report
This report aims to demonstrate the prevailing environment for civil and political rights in Kenya in light of various developments, the most significant being the promulgation of the new Constitution. The report is a partial review on Kenya’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter, the Covenant) illuminating a limited number of contemporary concerns. The report interrogates a number of articles under the Covenant, citing several instances and examples of violations by the state while making recommendations to ameliorate the situation in each instance.