Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi goes on with her work at her
office located in Supreme Courts on August 17, 2017. Ms Amadi has
previously laughed off claims that the Judiciary was held captive by
non-state actors. However, the government thinks otherwise and has cut
ties with an NGO that it (government) believes has an influence on the
Judiciary. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The government has cut ties with an international
non-governmental organisation it accuses of having undue influence on
the Judiciary.
In a letter to International Development
Law Organisation (IDLO) Director-General Irene Khan, Foreign Affairs
Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said the agreement between Kenya and the
organisation was being suspended.
“The Government of
the Republic of Kenya and IDLO negotiated and signed a host country
agreement on December 31, 2016, to establish an IDLO office in Kenya.
This is to convey to you the decision of the government to suspend the
host country agreement with immediate effect until further notice,” read
the letter dated September 13.
The letter was copied to Attorney-General Githu Muigai and Director of Immigration Gordon Kihalangwa.
LOBBYING
In the same breath, the government is now lobbying 14 other countries that have ties with IDLO to terminate them.
On Wednesday Ms Mohamed was in Egypt where she informed Egyptian authorities about the workings of IDLO.
Egypt’s
Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry in a statement said Ms Mohamed
had called for a meeting of all 14 African countries IDLO has relations
with so that “Kenya can provide all the information they have on the
organisation”.
In response, the Foreign Minister
informed Ms Mohamed that his country had adopted a law that would allow
the government to monitor the reception and utilisation of funds by
NGOs.
LAUGHED OFF
Chief Registrar at the Judiciary Anne Amadi has previously laughed off
claims that the Judiciary was held captive by non-state actors.
“They
are just donors, they fund Judiciary and everybody else, and there is
nothing wrong with that. It is ridiculous to claim that judges are
influenced by the donors,” she said.
Jubilee accuses
IDLO of having funded researchers who work for judges and are,
therefore, able to influence how judges make rulings.
On
its website, IDLO states that Kenya has been its member since 2010,
and there has been collaboration on the implementation of the
Constitution.
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