Transporters, painting by Patrick Kinuthia This statement is to express complete opposition to, and disgust with, the Huduma Bill (2019). No sovereign country that respects the humanity of its people should contemplate translating into law the inhuman ideas that are entrenched in this bill.
The bill is due for public participation today, Wednesday 31 July from 9 am to 1 pm at at the Kenya School of Government, Lower Kabete campus, off Lower Kabete Road.
The draft bill can be found here, and details on to send views to government can be found here and here.
This is my statement.
1. MANDATORY STATUS OF HUDUMA NUMBER
a. The stated purpose of the Huduma Bill, which is “to promote efficient delivery of services,” is contradictory, because access to health and education are inalienable human rights, both under the United Nations Charter for Human Rights and under the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). Therefore, the respect of these rights cannot be made conditional upon bearing a document of the state.
The bill is due for public participation today, Wednesday 31 July from 9 am to 1 pm at at the Kenya School of Government, Lower Kabete campus, off Lower Kabete Road.
The draft bill can be found here, and details on to send views to government can be found here and here.
This is my statement.
1. MANDATORY STATUS OF HUDUMA NUMBER
a. The stated purpose of the Huduma Bill, which is “to promote efficient delivery of services,” is contradictory, because access to health and education are inalienable human rights, both under the United Nations Charter for Human Rights and under the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). Therefore, the respect of these rights cannot be made conditional upon bearing a document of the state.
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