Constitution & Reform Education Consortium (CRE-CO)

CRECO Launches a baseline Report on Conflict Mapping

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:13:42 +0000

CRECO, undertook a study to map out the incidences of violence as has been witnessed in the recent past in order to develop a basis for monitoring and carrying out other actions by different actors that are hoped to culminate in building a culture of peace in Kenya. Indeed this study is a critical but first step in the process. The report is referenced to march 31st 2012

Our key findings indicate that we generally have higher incidences of violence in a majority of the counties. The attendant factors for the ratings include ethnic intolerance, border conflicts, political party zoning, competition over land and other resources, proliferation of small arms, weak security and poverty. These factors cannot be treated in isolation, and some are more significant in certain counties than in others Click here to download the report

CRECO AGM

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:55:53 +0000

Constitution and Reform Education Consortium held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 30th March 2012 at Sarova Panafric. The metting was attended by 45 participants. Before the meeting started Jenifer Miano made a presentation on the findings of the CRECO Evation Report she had compiled, then on the agenda was also Elections for the Board and the resulsts were as follows;

Collins Owuor (ICEDA) – Chair

Racheal Mburu(4C’S) – Vice Chair

Benedict Amineri( RPP) – Secretary

Paul Masese (CEDGG) - Vice Secretary

Rhoda Musyoka (CHRCE) – Treasurer

Mutiso Stephen (NADISCO) – Member

Joyce Mulu (MAPACA) – Member

CRECO Baseline Survey Report

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:47:15 +0000

CRECO is implementing a project titled “Strengthening Local Democracy through Effective Local Organizations” with assistance from CIDA – Canada. The project is being undertaken with the aim of improving accountability in the health and education services at the local level.

Towards the end of the year 2011, CRECO in collaboration with seven members from the counties of Garissa, Kisumu, Makueni, Kitui, Baringo, Nairobi and Marsabit embarked on undertaking a Baseline Survey with the aim of establishing the status of delivery of services in the sectors of Education and Health and disseminate the findings to the relevant stakeholders.

The Baseline Survey involved undertaking of research, focused group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders in Government, Civil Society Organizations and the Public.

CRECO shared the findings of the report with its members, partners and stakeholders and medi. The launch of the Baseline Survey Report was held on 27th March 2012, at Hilton Hotel, Ivory Room from 8.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m The Chief Guest was the Acting Canadian Commissioner

CRECO Findings on the TJRC Process

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:09:40 +0000

Constitution and Reform Education Consortium (CRECO) held a press conference sharing on the findings of the TJRC process as it had engaged in the monitoring of the process through its member organisations. The process is coming to a conclusion with the commission having completed hearings in 7 regions, North Eastern, Eastern, Nyanza, Rift valley, Western, Central and Coast region. Thematic hearings were still ongoing in Nairobi and it was therefore imperative that organizations that had been involved in tracking/monitoring/observing and or informing the process come together and share notes. It was important that this would inform further the final report and recommendations by the Commission. The need to inform reparation and other related Policies was key as mandated on the commission by the TJRC Act, 2008, Clause 6(k)(i).

It is on this note therefore that Constitution and Reform Education Consortium, CRECO with support from ACT! (Formerly Pact Kenya) had convened a stakeholders’ platform to among other things:

Share and interrogate key findings on the process by CRECO and other stakeholders who have been involved in this process
Find a common position on the imminent report and recommendations by the Commission to be released by mid 2012 with a view to influencing the report

After the meeting with the stakeholders, CRECO issued a statement that was read to the media click here to download the Press statement.

CRECO PRESS CONFERENCE ON ICC RULING

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:25:34 +0000

Following the just concluded Confirmation Hearings at the International Criminal Court ( ICC) against the Ocampo six The Constitution and Reform Education Consortium (CRECO) held a press conference and called upon the President to require of both the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Honorable Uhuru Kenyatta and the Head of Civil Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura to resign from their positions in the Executive, in respect to Chapter Six, Article 73 (1) (a) which states that: An authority assigned to a State officer…is a public trust to be exercised in a manner that –

(iii) brings honor to the Nation and dignity to the office; and

(iv) promotes public confidence in the integrity of the office;

Download the statement here