Human Rights Dimensions of Corruption
Human rights activism has, historically, been centred around civil and political rights while economic, social and cultural rights have generally been viewed as aspirations. Partly arising from this, advocacy on corruption as a human rights issue has not found prominence among human rights organisations despite its many negative effects.Many African countries have made big gains in civil and political rights as they transition from autocracy to democracy. Corruption threatens this transition irredeemably and it is vital that these gains be safeguarded through vigilance. The case of Kenya is illustrative of how the return of grand corruption can derail the reform agenda. Download Report
Unjust Enrichment: The Making of land Grabbing Millionaires-The Plunder of Kenya‘s State Corporations and Protected Lands
Illegal and irregular allocations of public land were a common feature of the Moi regime and perhaps it’s most pervasive corrupt practice. The Ndung’u Report as well as various reports of the Public Investment Committee details numerous cases of public land illegal allocated to individuals and companies in total disregard of the law and public interest. Most allocations were made to politically correct individuals without justification and resulted in individuals being unjustly enriched at great cost to the people of Kenya. Many allottees proceeded to sell the land to state corporations or other parties at colossal amounts of money far in excess of the prevailing market value. Download Report
Unjust Enrichment: The Making of land Grabbing Millionaires-The Plunder of Karura, Ngong Road and Kiptagich Forests - Vol. 2
Illegal and irregular allocations of public land were a common feature of the Moi regime and perhaps it’s most pervasive corrupt practice. The Ndung’u Report as well as various reports of the Public Investment Committee details numerous cases of public land illegal allocated to individuals and companies in total disregard of the law and public interest. Most allocations were made to politically correct individuals without justification and resulted in individuals being unjustly enriched at great cost to the people of Kenya. Many allottees proceeded to sell the land to state corporations or other parties at colossal amounts of money far in excess of the prevailing market value. Download Report