Abstract:
Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2018 on the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy
from the Office of the Attorney-General and the Department of Justice was laid on
the Table of the House by the Leader of the Majority Party on 22nd November 2018
and thereafter committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
for consideration and report to the House.
The Policy was developed as a result of the second state of the nation address in
Parliament in 2015. In his speech, His. Excellency the President Uhuru M. Kenyatta
denounced corruption and directed the Office of the Attorney-General and Department
of Justice to initiate review of the legislative and policy framework for fighting
corruption to ensure success in the fight against the vice.
The National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy intend to provide a comprehensive
framework for the design and development of an effective legal and institutional
framework for fighting corruption and promoting ethics and integrity in Kenya. The Committee considered the Policy at its sittings of 14th March, 2019 and 141h May,
2019. The Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya and the Chief Executive
Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission appeared before the
Committee on 16th April, 2019 and made submissions in support of approval of the
Policy by the House. The Committee considered and unanimously adopted its report
at its sitting of 15th June, 2019 . .. May I take this opportunity to express gratitude to Committee Members for their
resilience and devotion to duty which made the consideration ofthe Policy successful.
May I also appreciate the Offices ofthe Speaker and Clerk of National Assembly for
\ always providing guidance and direction to Committees in the discharge of their
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mandate. Finally, I commend the secretariat for exemplary performance in providing
technical and logistical support to the Committee. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Committee
and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 199( 6) it's my pleasant duty and
privilege to table in the House as report of the Committee on the Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2018 on the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy.