One of the innovations in the 2010 Constitution is a whole chapter on Commissions and Independent Offices. The old constitution provided for a handful of commissions: the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, Parliamentary Service Commission and the Electoral Commission of Kenya. The independent commissions, alongside the Judicial branch, have special governance-mandates of critical importance. It is patently clear that almost all the commissions and independent offices have been subtly captured by the state. To appoint politically active people to “independent” commissions is a violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of the Constitution.

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 08:26 UTC