Attorney General Githu Muigai, he has blamed delays of creation of a restorative justice fund ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2015 on bureaucracy. citizentv.co.keAttorney General Githu Muigai has blamed bureaucracy within government agencies for delays in creation of a Restorative Justice Fund as ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta during his State of the Nation Address in March 2015. “I must take some responsibility including my colleagues at the Treasury because what followed was a bureaucratic process in which there was lack of clarity on where the funds would be placed and how they would be administered,” Muigai said Friday during an event to mark the International Day for the Right to Truth concerning gross human rights violations and dignity of victims, held at a Nairobi hotel.Muigai said the government has had challenges in meeting obligations relating to judgments, mediation or arbitration orders due to the manner in which such funds were claimed by different government dockets in the past.“What has happened is that the ministry involved in a particular case, say the Interior would itself go to The Treasury, receive the funding, send the money to the AG then to the Solicitor General then the money would be disbursed. Unfortunately that system has been extremely inefficient and unjust,” he added. Muigai however said that the draft Public Finance Management Reparation for Historical Injustices Fund Regulations 2017 will implement the framework proposed by the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission The formulation of regulations for establishment of the Fund was hailed by Senior Human Rights Advisor at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) who commended Kenya for strides made in safeguarding rights of its citizens as provided for in the bill of rights.

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