Commission on Administrative Justice

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The Commission on Administrative Justice is Kenya’s independent office of the Ombudsman mandated to oversee fair administrative conduct, investigate public complaints, and promote good governance in public institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent constitutional commission ⓘ
office of the Ombudsman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Office of the Ombudsman ⓘ
appointedBy President of Kenya ⓘ
canIssue advisories ⓘ
recommendations ⓘ
reports ⓘ
canRequire production of documents ⓘ
canSummon public officers ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
coreValue accountability ⓘ
fairness ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
transparency ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
establishedBy Commission on Administrative Justice Act, 2011 ⓘ
function conduct own-motion investigations ⓘ
conduct public education on administrative justice ⓘ
monitor compliance with leadership and integrity requirements in public service ⓘ
promote integrity and accountability in public administration ⓘ
provide advisory opinions on administrative justice ⓘ
receive and investigate complaints of abuse of power ⓘ
receive and investigate complaints of delay or inaction by public bodies ⓘ
receive and investigate complaints of unfair treatment by public officials ⓘ
recommend remedial action to public institutions ⓘ
hasChairperson Florence Kajuju ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nairobi ⓘ
jurisdiction county governments in Kenya ⓘ
independent offices and commissions in Kenya ⓘ
public offices in Kenya ⓘ
state organs in Kenya ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
mandate address maladministration in the public sector ⓘ
enforce the right to fair administrative action ⓘ
investigate public complaints against public offices ⓘ
oversee fair administrative conduct in public institutions ⓘ
promote good governance in public institutions ⓘ
oversightArea administrative justice in public institutions ⓘ
predecessor Public Complaints Standing Committee ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Kenya ⓘ
rightProtected right to fair administrative action ⓘ
sector public administration oversight ⓘ
shortName CAJ ⓘ
typeOfBody oversight body ⓘ
watchdog institution ⓘ
website https://www.ombudsman.go.ke ⓘ

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Constitution of Kenya → establishes → Commission on Administrative Justice ⓘ
Commission on Administrative Justice → establishedBy → Commission on Administrative Justice Act, 2011 ⓘ
linked to: Commission on Administrative Justice