Last Change:

01/23/2025

Fair Administrative Action Act

Year: 2015

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Liberty & security of person

Link to external source: https://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2015/FairAdministrativeAction_Bill_2015.pdf
Description

The Fair Administrative Action Act, 2015, ensures that administrative decisions in Kenya are lawful, reasonable, and procedurally fair. It provides individuals with the right to be heard, receive written reasons for decisions, and challenge unfair administrative actions in court.

Selected provisions
Section 4 - Administrative action to be taken expeditiously, efficiently, lawfully etc.

Every person has the right to administrative action which is expeditious, efficient, lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair.

Section 5 - Administrative action affecting the public

Any person who is aggrieved by an administrative action or decision may apply for review of the administrative action or decision to— (a) a court in accordance with section 8; or (b) a tribunal in exercise of its jurisdiction conferred in that regard under any written law.