We aim to support economic transparency and accountability across sectors and levels and contribute to a more equitable and inclusive society.
Our focus includes effective management and governance of public resources, equitable distribution of resources and opportunities, contract enforcement, regulatory compliance, address of corruption, and human rights within the business sector. This work is founded on the promise that the rule of law is essential for creating investor confidence and a level playing field for business.
The overall objective of this strategic result is to contribute to greater economic accountability and social justice.
The expected outcomes and strategic interventions under the result area are presented under the sub-themes below.
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This sub-area’s broad aims are to contribute to achieving efficient, effective, and accountable use of public resources and adherence to human rights standards by corporates.
Expected Outcomes
- Increased public engagement in planning, use, and accountability of public financial resources.
- Increased effective governance and accountability for the use of public financial resources.
- Corporates act with due diligence to avoid infringement of set human rights standards.
Strategic Interventions
- Promote citizen-driven social accountability
- Monitor the adherence to the AU conventions/ protocols, EITI, and other standards on transparency & accountability.
- Support reforms or adherence to applicable public financial management and corporate accountability for human rights frameworks.
- Strengthen capacities of applicable actors towards effective corporate and public sector accountability (includes support towards compliance with set human rights and other relevant standards).
- Address general human rights infringements within the business sector.
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Economic, social, and cultural rights include the rights to adequate food, education, health, decent social security, work, housing, water, and sanitation and take part in cultural life. By promoting these rights, ICJ Kenya aims to promote higher standards of living, full employment, and enjoyment of economic and social progress.
Expected Outcomes
- Increased public participation in processes and decisions affecting the citizens’ livelihoods and culture.
- Increased access by vulnerable and minority groups to basic services.
- Strengthened protection of social, economic, and cultural rights of minority groups.
Strategic Interventions
- Contribute to strengthening public participation frameworks for effective governance and public services delivery.
- Hold State accountable on prioritisation and budgetary allocations towards basic priority services.
- Strengthen public claim-making towards access to basic ECOSOC rights and opportunities for livelihoods development.
- Invest in protecting rights of most vulnerable groups such as indigenous/ ethnic minorities, forest communities.
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[powerkit_collapsible title=”Land, Environment & Climate Justice”]
This sub-theme seeks to contribute to the sustainable and effective governance/ management of land, environment, and climate.
Expected Outcomes
- Greater accountability & transparency for land allocation, acquisition, and distribution by all levels of government.
- Natural resources are responsibly managed/ conserved, sustainably used, and equitably shared.
Strategic Interventions
- Support reforms/implementation of legal policy or institutional frameworks governing land, environment, and climate justice.
- Support public conscientisation/ strengthening regarding rights and responsibilities on land, environment, and natural resources.
- Promote transparency, accountability, and equitable benefit sharing for extractive and other natural resources.
- Facilitate access to remedies on land, environment. and other natural resource injustices.
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