| The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) was founded in 1992 and registered in Kenya in 1994 as a national level Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Throughout its existence, the core agenda of the Commission has been campaigning for the entrenchment of a human rights and democratic culture in Kenya through monitoring, documenting and publicising rights violations.
The KHRC also works at community leve with 27 human rights networks (HURINETS) across Kenya. We link community, national and international human rights concerns. KHRC’s strategic plan aims to ‘Secure civic-driven, accountable and human rights-centred governance. Its founders and staff are among the foremost leaders and activists in struggles for human rights and democratic reforms in Kenya. |
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KHRC's vision is a Kenya that respects, protects and promotes human rights and democratic values. KHRC's Mission is to work towards the respect, protection and promotion of all human rights for all individuals and groups.
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| Our Values and Principles |
| We have identified seven core concerns that inform and direct our work. We have defined these as the core values and principles that guide us in our work. These are: Sustainability of the human rights movement: Protection, promotion and enhancement of human rights for all individuals and groups depend largely on the extent to which human rights are rooted in local communities.
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| KHRC’s theory of change is borne in the belief and approach that communities themselves must define, claim and defend their rights. It is by working with communities at their own level, on what is of value to them and enabling them to understand, articulate and claim their rights, that they can effectively hold duty bearers accountable.
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| In our formative years (1992-1997), we focused on monitoring, documenting and publicizing human rights violations. In this phase, we established ourselves as a vibrant advocate for civil and political rights in Kenya, through direct action protests and offering support for redress to victims and survivors of human rights violations.
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| Having played a key role as a member of the constitutional reference group in the drafting and run up to the referendum and subsequent promulgation of Constitution of Kenya 2010, we shift our focus to safeguarding the gains in this new Constitution which promises to Kenyans a new dawn. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 is progressive and rights-based offering an opportunity to build a human rights state and society.
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| Who Makes Things Work At KHRC? |
| The following are the people who dedicate their time and energy to make things work here at the Kenya Human Rights Commission.
Board of Directors
Prof. Makau Mutua - Chair
Betty K. Murungi - Vice Chair
Dr. Karuti Kanyinga
Mumina Konso
Mwambi Mwasaru
Davinda Lamba
Dr. Tade Akin Aina
Atsango Chesoni - Executive Director
Management
Atsango Chesoni - Executive Director
Davis Malombe - Deputy Executive Director
Judy Ngugi - Finance and Administration Manager
Tom Kagwe - Senior Programme Officer, Research and Advocacy
Nduta Kweheria - Senior Programme Officer, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( ECOSOC)
Julie Kingsland- Senior Programme Officer, Resource Mobilization and Monitoring&Evaluation
Programmes
Andrew Odete - Programme Officer (ECOSOC)
George Morara - Programme Officer (Justice)
Lillian Kantai - Programme Officer (Justice)
Virginia Munyua - Programme Officer (ECOSOC)
Tabitha Nyambura - Programme Officer (ECOSOC)
Vincent Musebe - Programme Officer (ECOSOC)
Esther Waweru - Programme Officer (Legal Affairs)
Beryl Aidi - Programme Officer (Media and Communication)
Grace Were - Assistant Programme Officer (Resource Center)
Monica Kareithi- Assistant Programme Officer (LGBTI)
Finance and Administration
Millicent Namusonge- Human Resource Officer
Peter Kibiru - Finance Officer
Ivy Munoko- Accounts/IT Assistant
Jamilla Wahome - Administrator
Interns
Nine to twelve engaged every six months |
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Who We Are
