CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Simiyu, Ezra Chiloba |
|---|---|
| Title | An Inquiry into Commissions of Inquiry: A Case Study of the Bosire Commission of Inquiry in Kenya |
| Summary | While governments have often established commissions of inquiry to respond to issues of public concern, critics have questioned their policy relevance. After assuming office in 2002, the Government of Kenya established commissions of inquiry to investigate into allegations of grand corruption cases associated with the previous regime. This was part of the Government’s anti-corruption reform agenda. This study evaluates the extent to which these commissions have contributed to that agenda. The Bosire Inquiry is selected as a case study. An integrated framework of evaluation is also developed. Measured against the seven criteria in the framework i.e. rationale, purpose, process, quality of findings, quality of recommendations, implementation, and value-addition impact criteria, the results are surprisingly in favour of the Bosire Inquiry. This is contrary to public perceptions perpetuated by the media. Finally, the study underscores the importance of political will, timing, clarity of procedure, promptness on reporting, and a limit to judicial interventions, as crucial in determining the efficacy of investigatory inquiries. |
| Supervisor | Batory, Agnes, PhD |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/simiyu_ezra.pdf |
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