Kenya should make all treaties public

BY JUDIE KABERIA

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null 1/1 Kathurima M'inoti NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 13 – The Chairman of the Kenya Law Reform Commission Kathurima M’Inoti has proposed a public registry indicating all international treaties into which Kenya has entered. Mr M’inoti made the call on Monday when he was interviewed for the position of a Supreme Court judge. He said many Kenyans were not aware of treaties that Kenya is a signatory to. “Kenya is under constitutional obligation to adhere to the international treaties it signs. We need a treaties registry for Kenyans to know what the country has signed so that we also do not have this habit of signing and walking away, “he told Commissioner Ahmednasir Abdilahi who wanted to know if, in Mr M’inoti’s opinion, it was automatic for Kenya to adhere to international treaties which it has ratified.   He also called for the fast tracking of legislation for the establishment of an independent Police Service Commission, saying it would help to fight corruption in the police. “The moment we have that commission in place, it will change many things. I will put it to be very critical because corruption in the police force starts from the point of recruitment,” he spoke as he answered Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Acting Chair Prof Christine Mango who wanted to know what he thought of the ongoing vetting of the police force. The candidate said the vetting process should be similar to what held in the open in order to clean up the image of the police force. Mr M’Inoti is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a former Chairman of the International Commission of Jurists-Kenya (ICJ) Chapter. Other candidates who appeared before the interviewing panel on Monday included High Court judges Hannah Okwengu and Mary Ang’awa as well as Appellate judge Erastus Githinji. Justice Githinji said he would to bring his expertise of about 35 years in the Judiciary and his knowledge on constitutional matters. The interviews are expected to end on Tuesday with the appearance of Justices Mbogholi Msagha, Riaga Omollo, Alnashir Visram and Joseph Nyamu who already appeared for the Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice interviews. Others include lady justices Martha Koome and Kalpana Rawal. The JSC is expected to select five nominees from 23 candidates. Lady Justice Jessie Lesiit and Phoebe Okowa who had been shortlisted did not show up for the interviews. Follow the author on https://twitter.com/judiejeez

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