Accountability is one of the Key elements in any situation one might be engaging on. Lack of accountability for criminal acts and human rights abuses are prevalent in Kenya.This has especially been seen happening in the government.
The American State Department says impunity persists in Kenya “despite public statements by the president and deputy president addressing the issue,” states the Kenya section of the report that was issued on Wednesday evening.
It points out that “President Uhuru Kenyatta intensified his anti-corruption campaign launched in 2015, and the inspector general of police continued his strong public stance against corruption among police officers.”
The list from the United States Department has several types of human rights violations said to have occurred in Kenya in 2018.
They include :Forced disappearances,unlawful and politically motivated killings,arrests and detention,torture,harsh and life-threatening prison conditions.
The report further cites :privacy rights,lack of accountability in cases like FGM-Female genital mutilation,Violence against women,arbitrary infringement of citizens’ privacy rights; censorship; lack of accountability in many cases involving violence against women, including rape and criminalisation of same-sex sexual conduct.
United States acknowledges all reforms of the police and judiciary sectors. The report notes that the government’s Independent Policing Oversight.
The US government’s decision to once again ignore these types of abuses in annual human rights reports occurs in the context of a policy that limits aid to some women’s reproductive health groups in developing countries, The Human Rights Watch has said.
