constitution

Anti-Corruption activist, John Githongo, says not enough is being done in the fight against corruption despite commitments made by politicians under the new Kenyan constitution.

Githongo says that impunity is still prevalent in government and not solid action was being taken against individuals implicated in graft.

In the same vein, constitutional expert, Yash Pal Ghai, says that any individual implicated in graft should vacate office immediately to allow for investigations to take place.

Rights NGOs say some of the Human Settlements Minister, Tokyo Sexwale’s recent statements point to a lack of understanding of the reasons for the emergence and existence of informal settlements and illegally occupied inner city buildings.

The Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution (CASAC) has written an open letter to the national director of public prosecutions (NPA), Menzi Simelane, expressing its ‘grave concern’ about his decision to prosecute the female learner in the Jules High School sexual offences matter.

SASAC executive secretary, Lawson Naidoo, is of the view that the constitutional right of the female learner will be violated in the event of her being prosecuted.

Justice Minister, Jeff Radebe, has called on progressive lawyers to step up to the plate to protect the constitution, saying this role had been ‘usurped by unexplained forces whose silence during apartheid was deafening’.