KENYA TUITAKAYO…
THE PEOPLE’S CHARTER
END IMPUNITY NOW!
1. DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL:
We the
All Kenyans are created with inalienable rights.
Every Kenyan deserves a life of dignity. Every
Kenyan has a right to basic needs of food,
Kenyan
healthcare, security, freedom and education.
The violation of such rights and/or dignity by
state, security forces, foreigners, businesses or
individuals shall bear severe punishment on the
People;
perpetrator including retribution, restitution and
deterrence in every way possible.
2. SOVEREIGNTY AND PUBLIC RESOURCES:
The Kenyan state and public finance are under
capture by a small but powerful group of individ-
uals, who have directed public planning and
COGNIZANT of our ethnic, cultural and development towards their own primitive greed
and accumulation to the detriment of everyone
religious diversity;
else. This must change NOW! All individuals and
groups guilty of capture of public institutions
DESIROUS to live in peace and unity as one for personal wealth or power MUST be prose-
indivisible sovereign nation; cuted. ALL public finance management, and
political institutions MUST exclude all who are
guilty of theft of public resources, and all
RECOGNIZING the grave political, economic
proceeds of stolen public resources MUST be
and social challenges injustices facing our recovered. ALL public resources belong to the
country including predatory public borrowing people of Kenya and MUST be utilized in an
and taxation, wanton theft of public open and accountable way at every administra-
resources and rise in the cost of living; tive unit and level.
AWARE that these challenges are 3. INCLUSIVE AND JUST NATION:
occasioned by bad leadership and
unaccountable governance; Various regimes have discriminated against its
own citizens in public employment, public
EXERCISING our sovereign and inalienable procurement, service delivery, development and
right to action to reassert that power vests security services. This MUST stop. All people in
Kenya will have equitable say and direction in
on the people and save our country from the security, social, political, economic and
potential implosion; development makeup of the nation regardless
of their ethnicity, gender, age, abilities and
HEREBY ADOPT AND DECLARE this People’s conditions. Every Kenyan deserves an equal
Charter and CALL ON ALL KENYANS to arise, chance in life. Those who have been historically
marginalized and discriminated deserve equity
unite and organize in order to claim and and justice and everyone has a right to prosperi-
secure; ty and fulfillment.
4. POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY: 8. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR ALL:
Kenyans are tired of pre-determined, expensive and Security forces in Kenya have been used to
meaningless elections. Either our vote counts or suppress dissent, extort and subvert the demo-
there should be no more pretenses of elections! The cratic will of citizens rather than to protect the
powers and legitimacy of EVERY elective office shall people and the constitution. All Kenyans MUST
be obtained only through just, free, fair and credible be guaranteed safety and security in all
election. No more manipulation, intimidation and regions, residential locations and legitimate
subversion of the people’ will. Constitutionally guar- economic activities. Arbitrary arrests, deten-
anteed affirmative action MUST be implemented tions, harassment, forced disappearances and
faithfully to ensure fair representation of ALL extra-judicial killings MUST stop. Individuals,
Kenyans. commanders and institutions guilty of violating
the rights of the individual MUST be held indi-
5. YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT: vidually and collectively accountable for such
violation no matter how long it takes.
Kenya’s youth form the majority of the population 9. SOVEREIGNTY OVER OUR LAND AND
but are excluded in democratic and developmental NATURAL RESOURCES:
processes leading to high unemployment, poverty,
insecurity and disenfranchisement, disillusionment
and exploitation. Youth development must be at the Kenya’s public lands, forests, minerals and waters
centre of all development processes. Youth have a have been illegally allocated to private interests to
right to affirmative action in employment, politics, the detriment of the public. We will repossess and
economics, training, opportunities, resources and protect all public land and resources. We will
skills for inclusive and sustainable development. aggressively implement actions that optimize and
protect community lands and natural resources for
6. QUALITY AND RELEVANT EDUCATION FOR ALL: the benefit of current and future generations.
10. EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW:
Kenya’s education system is arbitrarily changed,
increasingly uncompetitive globally, unresponsive to
individual and national needs locally, and highly Segregation of the people on the basis of economic
corrupted. All Kenyans deserve education that class and political power is unacceptable. All
responds to the needs of the individual, community, Kenyans will be equal before the law. We MUST
nation and continent that is competitive in the global implement the constitution fully and faithfully. ALL
geo-political and economic arena. ALL Kenyans Kenyans MUST have unfettered access to public
MUST have equal access to quality, free and compul- information in order to protect the constitution. We
sory education for all. will protect sovereign institutions from systematic
weakening by criminals and opportunists within
7. BASIC SERVICES FOR ALL: and outside of the state.
Many Kenyans are vulnerable and deprived of In proclaiming this Charter, we the people of Kenya
safe water, food, healthcare and shelter due to pledge to invest all our energy to ensure that our
theft and misuse of public resources that could country, our government and all its institutions and
provide them these basic needs. All Kenyans our elected and appointed officials work for the
MUST have access to basic rights and services people in accordance with our Constitution. We
including quality public health, water, food, further pledge, for the sake of present and future
transport, energy and shelter for all. No govern- generations, to use all lawful means to take our
ment deserves power if it cannot provide these country back from the small cabal of corrupt
basic services. individuals that currently holds us hostage.
amkeni ndugu zetu!
