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Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Act No. 41 A of
2013;
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act No. 29 of 2013;
Basic Education Act (No. 14 of 2013);
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 2013;
Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Act, No. 4 of 2013
Matrimonial Property Act 2013;
Marriage Act 2014;
Victim Protection Act 2014;
Domestic Violence Act 2015; and
Environmental Management and Coordination (Amendment) Act 2015.
Institutional and Policy Measures Promoting Human Rights
11. The Commission commends the following institutional measures in the promotion
and protection of human rights:
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Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR);
National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC);
Commission on Administration of Justice (CAJ);
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC);
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC);
Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA); and
Independent Office of the Director of Pubic Prosecution (ODPP).
12. The Commission commends the adoption of the following policies to guarantee
human rights and promote peace and development:
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Kenya Health Policy (2012-2030);
Kenya National Action Plan on Health and the HIV/Aids Workplace Policy;
Kenya National Health Policy and Guidelines (KNHPG) of 2009;
Special Needs Education Policy;
National Energy Policy; and
National Policy on Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and
Traditional Cultural Expressions.
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
13. The Commission commends Kenya on:
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Vision 2030, which is the country’s developmental blue print on which
specific government policies are based, covers aspects that are relevant
to human rights such as: access to adequate social amenities, including
housing, water and sanitation infrastructure, and the need to improve
human settlement systems;